The Pawnshop
- Charles Chaplin: assistant to the pawnbroker
- Henry Bergman: the pawnbroker
- Edna Purviance: his daughter
- John Rand: the other assistant
- Albert Austin: customer with alarm clock
- Wesley Ruggles: Client with ring
- Eric Campbell: thief
The Pawnshop ( Original title: The Pawnshop ) is an American comedy film from 1916, leading actor of this silent film, Charles Chaplin, who led at the same time directing..
Action
Chaplin plays the assistant of a pawnbroker who constantly gets into tangible arguments when dusting the valuables, and while cleaning the storefront with his colleagues. Both compete, not least for the favor of the pretty daughter of the boss. Given the chaos donated by him standing just before the dismissal, the assistant gets one last chance to prove to the switch. His clients include a pathetic millionaire who is apparently from ruin and must part with his wedding ring, a woman who wants to pledge their ornamental fish, and a weary -looking man, who hopes to be able to exchange some cash for his alarm clock. However, after a thorough investigation of the clock the assistant comes to a negative judgment. At the end, he became still the hero of the day, overwhelmed by a jewel thief.
Background
The Pawnshop is the sixth short film, Chaplin was shooting for the production company Mutual. The premiere was on October 2, 1916. Founded The film Chaplin collaboration with Henry Bergman, who played the pawnbroker, to 1936 participated in 20 other films and an " irreplaceable member of Chaplin's Entourage" was.
Criticism
Although the film lasts only 32 minutes, is the pawn shop for Chaplin biographer David Robinson " in all the films of Chaplin with the most ideas." For any props, the artist created a gag, the objects being serially abused: A wooden spoon is used for the ukulele, the mouthpiece of a telephone to the jeweler's loupe, a Teigmangel for ware drying. Reaches its climax, the comedy of the transposition in the scene with the alarm clock, which is open from Chaplin like a sardine can. The individual parts of the movement he pulls then out in the manner of a dentist.