The Idle Class

The Idle Class (1921) is Charlie Chaplin's silent comedy short you can watch online on iFILM, with Chaplin in a double role.

The Tramp and a drunken millionaire are dead ringers for each other, and both wash up at the same country golf club — one out of boredom and empty pockets, the other chasing a game and another drink. When the millionaire's neglected wife, played by Edna Purviance, mistakes the Tramp for her husband, the mix-up runs wild. In barely half an hour the short leans on the classic double act and Chaplin's pantomime, including the famous bit where he fakes a sobbing fit with his back to the camera. Light, quick and quietly mocking of idle wealth. Stream The Idle Class (1921) online on iFILM.