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Modern Times

"He stands alone as the greatest entertainer of modern times! No one on earth can make you laugh as heartily or touch your heart as deeply...the whole world laughs, cries and thrills to his priceless genius!"

1936-02-05 Comedy 1hr 27m

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..

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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..

  • Released
    1936-02-05
  • Revenue
    $1,800,000
  • Budget
    $1,500,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 27m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    8.5
  • Production
    Charles Chaplin Productions

Crew

Charlie Chaplin
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Screenplay
Charlie Chaplin
Producer
Keywords:
factory ambulance invention tramp great depression industrial revolution slapstick comedy black and white machine pardon guilty silent film

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin
The Tramp (A Factory Worker)
Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard
A Gamin
Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman
Cafe Proprietor
Tiny Sandford

Tiny Sandford
Big Bill
Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin
Mechanic
Hank Mann

Hank Mann
Burglar
Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone
Gamin's Father
Al Ernest Garcia

Al Ernest Garcia
President of the Electro Steel Corp.
Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander
Prison Cellmate
Cecil Reynolds

Cecil Reynolds
Minister
Mira McKinney

Mira McKinney
Minister's Wife
Murdock MacQuarrie

Murdock MacQuarrie
J. Widdecombe Billows
Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas
Juvenile Officer
Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint
Sheriff Couler
Fred Malatesta

Fred Malatesta
Cafe Head Waiter
Sammy Stein

Sammy Stein
Turbine Operator
Juana Sutton

Juana Sutton
Woman with Buttoned Bosom
Ted Oliver

Ted Oliver
Billows' Assistant
Norman Ainsley

Norman Ainsley
Billows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)
Walter Bacon

Walter Bacon
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber
Worker (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin
Assembly Line Worker Next to Big Bill (uncredited)
Gloria DeHaven

Gloria DeHaven
Gamin's Sister (uncredited)
Gloria Delson

Gloria Delson
Gamin's Sister (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty
Jail Guard (uncredited)
Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney
Shipbuilder (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton
Worker (uncredited)
Pat Harmon

Pat Harmon
Paddywagon Policeman (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham
Frustrated Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Walter James

Walter James
Assembly Line Foreman (uncredited)
Edward Kimball

Edward Kimball
Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Low

Jack Low
Worker (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger

Buddy Messinger
Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell

Bruce Mitchell
Paddy Wagon Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Moran

Frank Moran
Convict (uncredited)
James C. Morton

James C. Morton
Assembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)
Dorothy Mueller

Dorothy Mueller
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux

Louis Natheaux
Burglar (uncredited)
J. C. Nugent

J. C. Nugent
Department Store Section Manager (uncredited)
Russ Powell

Russ Powell
Gypsy in Police Patrol Wagon (uncredited)
John Rand

John Rand
Waiter (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans

Wyn Ritchie Evans
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson
Worker (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Modern Times
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A Review by tanty 8

Written by tanty on 2013-11-05

Really good movie from visionary and fun Charlie Chaplin in which industry literally swallows the human being.... read more

Really good movie from visionary and fun Charlie Chaplin in which industry literally swallows the human being.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-19

I wonder how many people watch this nowadays and sympathise immediately with Chaplin's unskilled worker trying to keep up with the relentles... read more

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 ahead of these "advances" - oh, and of just about everyone else he encounters as he struggles, comedically, along! Meantime, a starving, homeless, orphaned woman - Paulette Goddard - is caught pinching a loaf by a rather snooty passer-by, she bumps into Chaplin on the street whist effecting her getaway, and the pair are soon in cahoots together for more engaging escapades. Chaplin is outstanding in this film - his agility, timing and visionary direction - not just of the film, but of the portents for society at large - resonates just as soundly today as when audiences started watching it 85 years ago. It swipes at modernity, but not just for the sake of it , it's not luddite in outlook - just evaluative of what/who gets left behind - and that isn't just the blue collar workers either... The scenes on the ice skates in the department store are a delight to watch; charm, humour and agility all rolled into one - and I love his style consuming the rum! Definitely one for a big screen, there is so much going on...

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A Review by Andres Gomez

Really good movie from visionary and fun Charlie Chaplin in which industry literally swallows the human being....

reviewer avatar

A Review by tanty 8

Written by tanty on 2013-11-05

Really good movie from visionary and fun Charlie Chaplin in which industry literally swallows the human being....

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-19

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...

read more