Edna Purviance Movies

The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)...

A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.

Two disruptive theater patrons, the wealthy drunk Mr. Pest (played by Charlie Chaplin) and the rowdy working-class Mr. Rowdy (also played by...

Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.

A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of...

The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril:...

A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter,...

As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the...

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines...

A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the...

An overworked farmhand who works also at the adjacent hotel dreams of marrying the village belle.

A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and...

A film about the tall actor who was most famous for playing the quintessential villain for Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character.

During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio....

At an upper class golf resort, a tramp discovers he's the lookalike of a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife.

Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

British comedian Tommy Handley makes funny commentary on speeded up and shortened version of Triple trouble (1918)

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

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.

A father takes his family for an outing, which turns out to be a ridiculous trial.