Police (1916 film)

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Police

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 dates	May 27, 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.

Synopsis

Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake person. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

Cast

Charles Chaplin - Charlie, Convict 999
Edna Purviance - Daughter of the House
Wesley Ruggles - Jailbird and Thief
James T. Kelley - Drunk with Pockets Picked/Second Flophouse Customer
Leo White - Fruitseller/Flop House Manager/Policeman
John Rand - Fruitseller/Flop House Manager/Policeman
Fred Goodwins - Honest Preacher/Policeman with Monocle
Billy Armstrong - Crooked Preacher/Second Cop
Snub Pollard - Crooked Preacher/Second Cop
Bud Jamison - Third Flophouse Customer
Paddy McGuire - Fifth Flophouse Customer
George Cleethorpe - Policeman at Station with Moustache

External links

The short film Police is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
Police at the Internet Movie Database

v t e Films directed by Charlie Chaplin

Keystone Studios (1914)	Twenty Minutes of Love Caught in the Rain A Busy Day Her Friend the Bandit Mabel's Married Life Laughing Gas The Face on the Bar Room Floor Recreation The Masquerader His New Profession The Rounders The Property Man The New Janitor Those Love Pangs Dough and Dynamite Gentlemen of Nerve His Musical Career His Trysting Place Getting Acquainted His Prehistoric Past

Essanay Studios (1915–18)	His New Job A Night Out The Champion In the Park A Jitney Elopement The Tramp By the Sea His Regeneration Work A Woman The Bank Shanghaied A Night in the Show Burlesque on Carmen Police Triple Trouble

Mutual Film Corp (1916–17)	The Floorwalker The Fireman The Vagabond One A.M. The Count The Pawnshop Behind the Screen The Rink Easy Street The Cure The Immigrant The Adventurer

First National (1918–23)	A Dog's Life The Bond Shoulder Arms Sunnyside A Day's Pleasure The Professor The Kid The Idle Class Pay Day The Pilgrim

United Artists (1923–52)	A Woman of Paris The Gold Rush The Circus City Lights Modern Times The Great Dictator Monsieur Verdoux Limelight

Later productions	A King in New York A Countess from Hong Kong

See also	Charlie Chaplin filmography The Chaplin Revue The Freak

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