Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Ben Turpin
The opera "Carmen" is spoofed by Chaplin as he plays a soldier sent to catch a band of gypsies in the south of Spain, only to fall in love with their leader, the seductive Carmen. Chaplin shot this as...( read more
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Fine sequences in which Charlie Chaplin embroiled in an extended sabre duel with a rival, poses lackadaisie-ally amidst the clashing weapons. In the final scene is quite alike story of Othello.
There were actually 2 versions of this film released. The first was the original 2-Reel version from 1915 and the second was the "feature length" version released in the 1920's by Essanay with added footage having nothing to do with Chaplin. I am rating Chaplin's original 2-reel ...( read more)
as long as its not scatchy at the wrong speed. and it must have sutable music with.
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