Burlesque on Carmen
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| Burlesque on Carmen | |
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| Directed by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Produced by | Jess Robbins |
| Written by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Starring | Charles Chaplin Jack Henderson Edna Purviance Leo White |
| Music by | Robert Israel (Kino video release) |
| Cinematography | Roland Totheroh |
| Editing by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Distributed by | Essanay Studios General Film Company |
| Release date(s) | December 18, 1915 |
| Running time | 37 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent English (original titles) |
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Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen was Chaplin's 13th film for Essanay Films. It was released in 1915 and then later recut into a different version in 1916. Charlie Chaplin played Dain Hosiery and Edna Purviance played Carmen. Carmen was very popular at this time and one of the reasons Chaplin decided to create his own comedy version on the opera. Theda Bara had recently played the part in a film version in 1915.
| The Essanay films of Charlie Chaplin |
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His New Job (1915) • A Night Out (1915) The Champion (1915) • In The Park (1915) A Jitney Elopement (1915) • The Tramp (1915) By The Sea (1915) • His Regeneration (1915) Work (1915) A Woman (1915) The Bank (1915) Shanghaied (1915) • A Night in the Show (1915) Burlesque on Carmen (1915) Police (1916) Triple Trouble (1918) |
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