16mm Filmography
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The Count

The fifth film in the Mutual series Charlie Chaplin impersonates a man of means in order to underscore the contrast between rich and poor.Charlie burns a count's trousers while ironing them and is fired. The tailor finds an invitation to dinner at Miss Moneybags and goes in place of the count. Charlie goes to the kitchen of the same house; he is attracted to the cook, and so are the butler and a policeman. Once discovered by the tailor-count, Charlie must pretend to be the count's secretary. The real count shows up., Features Charlie Chaplin as he catches his former boss in the act of impersonating a real Count and all kinds of comedy situations evolve. Highlights Charlie's dance at a ball with Miss Moneybags and the first use of a moving camera to follow the dancers around the floor.
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, Features Charlie Chaplin as he catches his former boss in the act of impersonating a real Count and all kinds of comedy situations evolve. Highlights Charlie's dance at a ball with Miss Moneybags and the first use of a moving camera to follow the dancers around the floor. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

More in Charlie Chaplin Comedy Theater Series

  1. Dough and Dynamite 1914
  2. A night in the show. 1915
  3. SHANGHAIED 1915
  4. One A M 1916
  5. Police. 1916
  6. The Count 1916
  7. The Fireman 1916
  8. The pawnshop. 1916
  9. The Vagabond 1916
  10. Easy street. 1917
  11. The Adventurer 1917
  12. A woman 1944
  13. The Rink 1965
  14. The Cure 1995

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record

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