In the Park

In the Park
Theatrical poster to In the Park
Directed by	Charlie Chaplin
Produced by	Jess Robbins
Written by	Charlie Chaplin
Starring	Leo White Edna Purviance
Cinematography	Harry Ensign
Edited by	Charlie Chaplin
Distributed by	Essanay Films
Release dates	March 18, 1915
Running time	15 minutes (restored version)
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles

In the Park

In the Park is Charlie Chaplin's fourth film released in 1915 by Essanay Films. It was his third film while at the Niles Essanay Studio. It was one of several films Charlie Chaplin created in a park setting. The film co-starred Edna Purviance, Leo White, Lloyd Bacon, and Bud Jamison.

Synopsis

A tramp steals a girl's handbag, but when he tries to pick Charlie's pocket loses his cigarettes and matches. He rescues a hot dog man from a thug, but takes a few with his walking stick. When the thief tries to take some of Charlie's sausages, Charlie gets the handbag. The handbag makes its way from person to person to its owner, who is angry with her boyfriend who didn't protect her in the first place. The boyfriend decides to throw himself in the lake in despair, so Charlie helps him out.

Cast

Charles Chaplin - Charlie
Edna Purviance - Nursemaid
Leo White - The Count, Elegant Masher
Leona Anderson - The Count's Fancy
Bud Jamison - Edna's Beau
Billy Armstrong - Sausage Thief
Ernest Van Pelt - Sausage Seller

External links

The short film In the Park is available for free download at the Internet Archive
In the Park at the Internet Movie Database
In the Park (1915) on YouTube

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)	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 A 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	The Chaplin Revue The Freak

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