The Chaplin Revue
Seen it?1959 | 119 min | Comedy
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It was critically acclaimed, though it had a box office flop and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting material. "Shoulder Arms" is now described as taking place in a time before "the atom bomb".
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
Critically acclaimed
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 6K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
- Charlie ChaplinNarrator / Various (archive footage)
- Albert AustinVarious (archive footage)
- Henry BergmanVarious (archive footage)
- Kitty BradburyVarious (archive footage)
- Sydney ChaplinVarious (archive footage)
- Tom MurrayVarious (archive footage)
- Edna PurvianceVarious (archive footage)
- Charles ReisnerVarious (archive footage)
- Dean RiesnerVarious (archive footage)
- Mack SwainVarious (archive footage)