Sunnyside (film)
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This article is about the 1919 film. For other films with the same title, see Sunnyside (disambiguation).
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| Directed by | Charles Chaplin |
| Written by | Charles Chaplin |
| Starring | Charles Chaplin Edna Purviance Henry Bergman Tom Wilson |
| Cinematography | Roland Totheroh |
| Editing by | Charles Chaplin |
| Distributed by | First National |
| Release date(s) | June 15, 1919 |
| Running time | 34 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
Sunnyside is a 1919 short silent film written, directed and starring Charlie Chaplin. It was his third film for First National Pictures.
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[edit] Plot summary
Chaplin plays a handyman at a hotel. His love interest in the village is the girl played by Edna Purviance. A young man from the city arrives and appears to have an eye for Edna too. Chaplin tries to win her back.
[edit] Reception
Sunnyside was produced during a time when, by all accounts, Chaplin's state of creativity was low.[citation needed] It was met with indifference by critics during its original theatrical run. The June 16, 1919 issue of the New York Times contains this review:
| “ | "Charlie Chaplin is at the Strand in his latest — "Sunnyside" — so, of course, those who go there will laugh. Chaplin is a farm hand and country hotel clerk this time. He is at his best when depending upon his inimitable pantomime, and least amusing when indulging in slap-stick, in which he is not distinguished from countless other comedians. There is cleverness in "Sunnyside" and good pantomime, but, also, too much slap-stick.[1] | ” |
[edit] Cast
- Charles Chaplin - Farm handyman
- Edna Purviance - Village Belle
- Tom Wilson - Boss
- Henry Bergman - Villager and Edna's Father
- Tom Wood - Fat Boy
- Loyal Underwood - Fat Boy's Father
- Tammie Harding Barlow - Dancer #3
[edit] References
- ^ Scott, A. O. (February 7, 2005). "We're Sorry". The New York Times. http://movies2.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?title1=&title2=Sunnyside&reviewer=&v_id=66864&pdate=19190616. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
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