A Woman (1915 film)
| A Woman | |
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_poster.jpg) French theatrical poster to A Woman | |
| Directed by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Written by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Produced by | Jess Robbins |
| Starring | Charles Chaplin Charles Inslee Marta Golden Edna Purviance Leo White |
| Cinematography | Harry Ensign |
| Edited by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Music by | Robert Israel (Kino video release) |
| Distributed by | Essanay Studios General Film Company |
Release date | July 12, 1915 |
Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English (original intertitles) |
A Woman was Charlie Chaplin's ninth film for Essanay Films. It was made in Los Angeles at the Majestic Studio and released in 1915. The film starts with Chaplin meeting Edna (Edna Purviance) and her parents in a park; the mother is played by Marta Golden and the father by Charles Insley. In this film, Chaplin dresses as a woman to fool Edna's father. It was the third and last time Chaplin played the role of a woman on film. He played a woman in two Keystone films: The Masquerader and A Busy Day.
Cast
- Charles Chaplin - Gentleman/'Nora Nettlerash'
- Edna Purviance - Daughter of the House
- Charles Inslee - Her Father
- Marta Golden - Her Mother
- Margie Reiger - Father's Lady Friend
- Billy Armstrong - Father's Friend
- Leo White - Idler in the Park
External links
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