| Police | |
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| Directed by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Produced by | Jess Robbins |
| Written by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Starring | Charles Chaplin Edna Purviance Wesley Ruggles James T. Kelley Leo White John Rand Fred Goodwins Billy Armstrong Snub Pollard Bud Jamison Paddy McGuire George Cleethorpe |
| Cinematography | Harry Ensign |
| Distributed by | Essanay Studios |
| Release date(s) | 27 May 1916 |
| Running time | 34 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film English (Original titles) |
Police was Charlie Chaplin's 14th released film from Essanay released in 1916. It was made at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles. Charlie playing an ex-convict finds life on the outside not to his liking and leads him to breaking into a home with another thief (Wesley Ruggles). Edna Purviance plays the girl living in the home who tries to change him.
Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake person. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.
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