The Rink (film)

The Rink
Theatrical poster to The Rink
Directed by	Charles Chaplin Edward Brewer (technical director)
Produced by	Henry P. Caulfield
Written by	Charles Chaplin (scenario) Vincent Bryan (scenario) Maverick Terrell (scenario)
Starring	Charles Chaplin Edna Purviance Eric Campbell Henry Bergman Albert Austin
Cinematography	Roland Totheroh George C. Zalibra
Edited by	Charles Chaplin
Distributed by	Mutual Film Corporation
Release dates	December 4, 1916 (1916-12-04)
Running time	24 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles

The Rink

The Rink, a silent film from 1916, was Charlie Chaplin's eighth film for Mutual Films. The film co-starred Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Henry Bergman, and Albert Austin, and is best known for showcasing Chaplin's roller skating skills.

Synopsis

After amusements working in a restaurant, Charlie uses his lunch break to go roller skating.

Cast

Charles Chaplin - A Waiter. Posing as Sir Cecil Seltzer
Edna Purviance - The Girl
James T. Kelley - Her Father
Eric Campbell - Mr. Stout, Edna's Admirer
Henry Bergman - Mrs. Stout and Angry Diner
Lloyd Bacon - Guest
Albert Austin - The Cook and Skater
Frank J. Coleman - Restaurant Manager
John Rand - Waiter
Charlotte Mineau - Friend of Edna
Leota Bryan - Friend of Edna

Sound version

In 1932, Amedee Van Beuren of Van Beuren Studios, purchased Chaplin's Mutual comedies for $10,000 each, added music by Gene Rodemich and Winston Sharples and sound effects, and re-released them through RKO Radio Pictures. Chaplin had no legal recourse to stop the RKO release.^[1]

References

↑ SilentComedians entry

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Rink.

The short film The Rink is available for free download at the Internet Archive
The Rink at the Internet Movie Database
The Rink at Doctor Macro's High Quality Movie Scans

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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