Easy Street

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"Easy Street" is a 1917 silent comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character.

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Easy Street canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf short film
silent comedy film
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Roland Totheroh
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Charlie Chaplin
distributor Mutual Film Corporation
surface form: Mutual Film
editedBy Charlie Chaplin
era American silent cinema
surface form: Silent film era
featuresCharacter A menacing bully
A mission worker played by Edna Purviance
The Tramp
filmingLocation Los Angeles
followedBy The Cure
follows The Rink
genre Comedy
Slapstick
hasAlternativeTitle Charlie Chaplin in Easy Street
hasCastMember Albert Austin
Charlotte Mineau
Edna Purviance
Eric Campbell
Frank J. Coleman
Henry Bergman
James T. Kelley
John Rand
Leo White
Lloyd Bacon
hasIntertitleLanguage English
language Silent
mainCharacterOccupation Policeman
notableScene The Tramp subdues the bully using a gas lamp.
The Tramp uses a syringe of drugs to revive himself and the bully.
partOf Charlie Chaplin Mutual comedies
plotSummary The Tramp becomes a policeman and attempts to clean up a violent slum street dominated by a bully.
producer Henry P. Caulfield NERFINISHED
productionCompany Lone Star Corporation
releaseDate 1917-01-22
releaseYear 1917
runtimeMinutes 22
scoreComposedForLaterReleasesBy Charlie Chaplin
setIn Urban slum neighborhood
starred Charlie Chaplin
theme Police and crime
Redemption
Social reform
writtenBy Charlie Chaplin

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The Tramp notableWork Easy Street
Leo White notableWork Easy Street
The Immigrant follows Easy Street
Charlotte Mineau notable work Easy Street
Miss Hannigan sings Easy Street