Charlie Chaplin’s famous “Tramp” is on a journey to the new world. Originally a gripping restaurant sequence was planned as a three-part variation for the film. Yet this “suspense-situation” scene was not zesty enough for the aspired two-act piece. The ship scene was shot subsequently and gave the film its title. Chaplin took the freedom to film 12,000 meters of material for THE IMMIGRANT, which had to be abridged to 600 meters. In the end he created a small comic masterpiece.
Charlie is one of the many immigrants sailing to America. On board he meets Edna and her sick mother who have been robbed of all of their belongings. He wins a card game and places the money in Edna’s bag clandestinely. Afterwards, he decides to retrieve some of the money, yet whilst doing so is caught and accused of thievery. Edna clarifies the matter, and everyone reaches the United States peacefully. One day Charlie finds a coin on a street and goes into a restaurant where he runs into Edna once again. Charlie discovers that Edna’s mother has passed away and so he invites her to join him. When Charlie receives the bill and reaches into his pocket to pay, he realizes that his coin has fallen through a hole in his pants. Luckily the situation is solved and nothing stands in the way of a happy ending.
Carl Davis
1991| Ensemble | |||
stafflist 1/picc.1/ca.2.1 - 2.1.1.0 - 1 or 2 perc incl. tymp. harp.piano - 1.1.1.1.1 |
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Duration 26 |
sync fps 20 |
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