Film & Shorts Discussions > Random Comedy Reviews
The Pawnshop (1916) - Charlie Chaplin
Tony Bensley:
Relating to this short, I seem to recall an episode of PAWN STARS that featured an original poster of THE PAWN SHOP (1916).
CHEERS! :)
Tony Bensley:
--- Quote from: Paul Pain on March 09, 2022, 10:01:49 AM ---The last year of his life was a constant tragedy. :-\ :-\
--- End quote ---
Other than having died in an automobile accident, I know nothing else about Eric's personal life. Perhaps an Eric Campbell thread is needed to remedy this?
Paul Pain:
--- Quote from: Tony Bensley on March 09, 2022, 10:07:31 AM ---Other than having died in an automobile accident, I know nothing else about Eric's personal life. Perhaps an Eric Campbell thread is needed to remedy this?
--- End quote ---
Wikipedia sums it up nicely. His wife died of a heart attack. While still mourning, his daughter got hit by a car and barely lived. Then, he dated and married a world-famous gold digger while his daughter was recovering. The new wife almost immediately filed for divorce, and during that battle he died in a car accident because he was driving while drunk.
Umbday:
I clearly remember the first time I saw The Pawnshop. It was in 7th grade health class. It was the last class before the x-mas break. The teacher had the 16mm projector set up. Nothing unusual. But that day, without comment from the teacher, the film was The Pawnshop.
By that time (mid-1970s), I had already become familiar with One A.M. and some of the other Chaplin Mutuals thanks to PBS television. But that day, The Pawnshop became an all-time favorite, and it was the first Chaplin that I bought from Blackhawk Films when I began assembling a small collection of super 8MM prints in the pre-VHS days. It is still at the apex for pure inventiveness. Something special about it, even if it isn't necessarily a step forward.
metaldams:
--- Quote from: Umbday on March 09, 2022, 02:16:39 PM ---I clearly remember the first time I saw The Pawnshop. It was in 7th grade health class. It was the last class before the x-mas break. The teacher had the 16mm projector set up. Nothing unusual. But that day, without comment from the teacher, the film was The Pawnshop.
By that time (mid-1970s), I had already become familiar with One A.M. and some of the other Chaplin Mutuals thanks to PBS television. But that day, The Pawnshop became an all-time favorite, and it was the first Chaplin that I bought from Blackhawk Films when I began assembling a small collection of super 8MM prints in the pre-VHS days. It is still at the apex for pure inventiveness. Something special about it, even if it isn't necessarily a step forward.
--- End quote ---
Great story, Umday. I remember as a second grader, Halloween 1986, my second grade teacher dressed as Chaplin and showed us the cabin tilting on the edge of the cliff scene in THE GOLD RUSH. First time I ever saw Chaplin. Don’t remember if it was film projector or VHS - in the 80’s both were used in classrooms.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version