The Count

1916 0h 24m EN

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6.2

MID

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6.6

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 89★6.6IMDB · 2,527

Comedy

Synopsis

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A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin
Tailor's Apprentice
Edna Purviance
Miss Moneybags
Eric Campbell
The Tailor
Leo White
Count Broko
Henry Bergman
Charlotte Mineau
Mrs. Moneybags (uncredited)
James T. Kelley
Butler (uncredited)
Eva Thatcher
Cook (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charlie Chaplin
Writers: Charlie Chaplin, Maverick Terrell, Vincent Bryan
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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110 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charlie Chaplin, shot by Roland Totheroh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Charlie Chaplin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance and Eric Campbell carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0006548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 89 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Charlie Chaplin directs. Roland Totheroh behind the camera. Charlie Chaplin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2110 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Charlie Chaplin, shot by Roland Totheroh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Charlie Chaplin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance and Eric Campbell carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0006548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 89 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 14 different titles around the world.