The Immigrant (A Modern Columbus) (Broke) (Hello U.S.A.) (The New World) (1917)
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Charles Chaplin's next-to-last Mutual Studios 2-reeler is as funny as his other 11 Mutual entries, though there's a stronger inner lining of poignancy. En route by boat from an unnamed country, immigrant Chaplin tries to make the best of the nausea-inducing rough seas. He then befriends… More Charles Chaplin's next-to-last Mutual Studios 2-reeler is as funny as his other 11 Mutual entries, though there's a stronger inner lining of poignancy. En route by boat from an unnamed country, immigrant Chaplin tries to make the best of the nausea-inducing rough seas. He then befriends fellow emigree Edna Purviance and her ailing mother. Months pass: Chaplin meets Purviance in a restaurant. Quickly ascertaining that her mother has died, Chaplin appoints himself Purviance's protector. He even promises to pay for the meal; after all, he's just found a silver dollar on the street. But when the dollar lands on the ground with a leadlike thud, Chaplin realizes he's as broke as ever--and now he's at the mercy of blood-in-his-eye headwaiter Eric Campbell. But fortune smiles on Chaplin and Purviance when a famous artist decides to hire the girl as his model. Chaplin negotiates an excellent contract for his bride-to-be, and everything comes up roses. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Charles Chaplin
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jun 17, 1917 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It appealed largely to Charlie's urban working class audience.
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Cast
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Charles Chaplin
as Immigrant
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Eric Campbell
as Head Waiter
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Edna Purviance
as Immigrant
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Henry Bergman
as The Artist
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Albert Austin
as A Diner
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Kitty Bradbury
as Her Mother
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Raymond Hatton
as Munsing
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Ernest Joy
as Walton's Partner
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Gertrude Keller
as Walton's Housekeeper
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Thomas Meighan
as David Harding
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John Rand
as Tipsy Diner Who Cannot Pay
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Theodore Roberts
as J.J. Walton
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Valeska Suratt
as Masha
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Loyal Underwood
as Small Immigrant
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Jane Wolff
as Olga
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Frank J. Coleman
as Ship's Officer and Restaurant Owner
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James T. Kelly
as Shabby man in Restaurant
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Stanley "Tiny" Sandford
as Gambler on Ship