Premiere
10
Jul1916
Studio
About
Synopsis
The Vagabond (1916) is an early Charlie Chaplin short comedy you can watch online on iFILM. His Little Tramp scrapes by as a street violinist until a louder brass band muscles him off the best corner.
From there the film turns into a rescue. Chaplin pulls a fair-haired drudge (Edna Purviance) out of the Roma camp holding her, carts her off in a battered wagon, and falls for her on the road. Eric Campbell, the hulking on-screen nemesis of Chaplin's Mutual years, looms over their short-lived peace. This one comes from his prolific stretch at the Mutual Film Corporation, the point where slapstick first picks up a streak of real feeling — the Tramp starts tugging at you, not just tripping over things. Stream The Vagabond (1916) online on iFILM.
Cast
Starring
Charlie Chaplin
The Saloon Violinist
Edna Purviance
The Gypsy Drudge
Eric Campbell
The Gypsy Chief
Charlotte Mineau
The Mother
Albert Austin
Trombonist (uncredited)
Phyllis Allen
(uncredited)
Lloyd Bacon
Artist (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
(uncredited)
Frank J. Coleman
Gypsy and Musician (uncredited)
James T. Kelley
Gypsy and Musician (uncredited)
John Rand
Trumpeter & Band Leader (uncredited)
Leo White
Old Jew / Gypsy Woman (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin
crew
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