In the Park

In the Park

Directed by	Charlie Chaplin
Produced by	Jess Robbins
Written by	Charlie Chaplin
Starring	Leo White Edna Purviance
Cinematography	Harry Ensign
Editing by	Charlie Chaplin
Distributed by	Essanay Films
Release date(s)	18 March 1915
Running time	15 minutes (restored version)
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles

In the Park was Charlie Chaplin's fourth film released in 1915 by Essanay Films. It was his third film while at the Niles Essanay Studio. It was one of several films Charlie Chaplin created in a park setting. The film co-starred Edna Purviance, Leo White, Lloyd Bacon, and Bud Jamison.

Synopsis

A tramp steals a girl's handbag, but when he tries to pick Charlie's pocket loses his cigarettes and matches. He rescues a hot dog man from a thug, but takes a few with his walking stick. When the thief tries to take some of Charlie's sausages, Charlie gets the handbag. The handbag makes its way from person to person to its owner, who is angry with her boyfriend who didn't protect her in the first place. The boyfriend goes to throw himself in the lake in despair. Charlies helps him.

Cast

Charles Chaplin - Charlie
Edna Purviance - Nursemaid
Leo White - The Count, Elegant Masher
Leona Anderson - The Count's Fancy
Bud Jamison - Edna's Beau
Billy Armstrong - Sausage Thief
Ernest Van Pelt - Sausage Seller

External links

In the Park at the Internet Movie Database
In the Park at archive.org (viewable, downloadable film)

v • d • e Films directed by Charlie Chaplin

Keystone Studios (1914)	Twenty Minutes of Love • Caught in the Rain • A Busy Day • Her Friend the Bandit • Mabel's Married Life • Laughing Gas • The Face on the Bar Room Floor • Recreation • The Masquerader • His New Profession • The Rounders • The Property Man • The New Janitor • Those Love Pangs • Dough and Dynamite • Gentlemen of Nerve • His Musical Career • His Trysting Place • Getting Acquainted • His Prehistoric Past

Essanay Studios (1915-1918)	His New Job • A Night Out • The Champion • In the Park • A Jitney Elopement • The Tramp • By the Sea • His Regeneration (uncredited) • Work • A Woman • The Bank • Shanghaied • A Night in the Show • Burlesque on Carmen • Police • Triple Trouble

Mutual Film Corp (1916-1917)	The Floorwalker • The Fireman • The Vagabond • One A.M. • The Count • The Pawnshop • Behind the Screen • The Rink • Easy Street • The Cure • The Immigrant • The Adventurer

First National (1918-1923)	A Dog's Life • The Bond • Shoulder Arms • Sunnyside • A Day's Pleasure • The Professor • The Kid • The Idle Class • Pay Day • The Pilgrim

United Artists (1923-1952)	A Woman of Paris • The Gold Rush • The Circus • City Lights • Modern Times • The Great Dictator • Monsieur Verdoux • Limelight

Later productions	A King in New York • The Chaplin Revue • A Countess from Hong Kong • The Freak

See also	Charlie Chaplin filmography • Roy Export Company Establishment

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