
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..

The Tramp (A Factory Worker)

A Gamin

Cafe Proprietor

Big Bill

Mechanic

Burglar

Gamin's Father

President of the Electro Steel Corp.

Prison Cellmate
I wonder how many people watch this nowadays and sympathise immediately with Chaplin's unskilled worker trying to keep up with the relentless march of technology? It starts with him being an unwilling guinea pig for a gadget that appears as useful for cleaning teeth as it is for feeding him - a cunning invention which allegedly saves time, money and increases productivity... Needless to say, it's a crock of the proverbial - but that's just the start with these wacky, frequently absurd, ideas that sees our hapless hero expend considerable energy and quick-wittedness trying to stay one step ahea...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,500,000.00
Revenue $1,800,000.00