The Tramp
The Tramp
| 12 April 1915 (USA)
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The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he discovers the girl of his dreams already has someone in her life. Unwilling to be a problem in their lives, he takes to the road, though he is seen skipping and swinging his cane as if happy to be back on the road where he knows he belongs.

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Cubussoli

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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BootDigest

Such a frustrating disappointment

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FuzzyTagz

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

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Bumpy Chip

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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ofpsmith

The Tramp was one of the earliest Charlie Chaplin movies, that adopted a blend of slapstick and heart that he would become so well known for. The Tramp (Chaplin) is just walking down the road, when he saves a girl (Edna Purviance) from some hobos. He goes to work for Purviance's father (and doesn't do so well), and saves the family from hobos again. 1915 was the year that Chaplin started using the tramp character well, and would continue to do so until The Great Dictator. The Tramp's ending is almost sad, but in a way satisfying. Chaplin was really starting to go strong with this film. For Chaplin fans, I can highly recommend this.

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CitizenCaine

Chaplin edited, wrote, directed, and starred in this film, a milestone for Chaplin and perhaps film comedy. It was not his first appearance as the tramp, but it was certainly his first appearance as the tramp that everyone still recognizes today. Gone is the aggressive Chaplin of old, always scheming and trying to put one over on people. Here he has a chance to do just that early in the film and chooses not to. It's as if Chaplin recognized his chance to branch out in another direction. He saves Edna Purviance from thieves and goes to her father's farm where he is given a job. Comical mishaps ensue with a pitchfork, and the tramp is not cut out to be a farmhand. The thieves return and are run off with the tramp's help, but the tramp is accidentally shot in the confusion. He eventually recovers thinking he'll marry the farmer's daughter, but he finds out she has a beau already(Lloyd Bacon, the Warner Brothers director). The tramp writes a goodbye letter and leaves. The film is consistent in tone and well edited. As in most of Chaplin's better films, the slapstick is reined in in favor of a plot or story. The ending with its simultaneous pathos and optimism is a Chaplin trademark. **1/2 of 4 stars.

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perpetuallytreu

Loosely based on Jacob and Rebekkeh from Bible. This is a comical love story where a man gets what he wants in spite of all obstacles. The Tramp delivers humor that bends the rules of his time period. This film influenced many future great comics. It has clever satire about society and pokes good fun at romance. Not his best but still a classic worth watching.Be sure to watch when your wide awake. Chaplins films obviously lack the sound and picture quality of todays pictures. If you give it a go it won't disappoint. If your looking to be impressed check out The Great Dictator and for a lot of fun watch Modern Times. Another great film by another director is Metropolis, this is a definite 10!

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Snow Leopard

This is the short feature in which Chaplin introduced his famous "Tramp" character, and it would be worth watching for that alone. The character is pretty well-defined, and is already recognizable as the one who would appear in many later films. The movie itself is pretty good, although not one of Chaplin's best, and it features the kinds of material that Chaplin would soon afterward learn to film as well as anyone of his time.The story takes "The Tramp" through a series of events, from his desperate efforts to scratch up some food, to finding a sympathetic family, to facing up to his lot in life. It has some good comic moments, a little bit of excitement, and also some worthwhile thoughtful moments, just as in all of Chaplin's best movies. Here, the main thing keeping it from being better is that the best material is interspersed with some more routine sequences. On the whole, there's certainly enough to make it worth watching in itself, and it is also one that all Chaplin fans will want to see so that they can watch the origins of Charlie's trademark role.

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