A Night in the Show Movie

A Night in the Show
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Run Time: 20 min
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Released: 1915
Directors: Charles Chaplin
Genre/Type: Comedy
Parody/Spoof
Showbiz Comedy
Producers: Jessie T. Robbins
Plot Synopsis by Hal Erickson
A Night at the Show is the most elaborate two-reeler directed by Charlie Chaplin during his 1915-1916 stay at Essanay studios. Based on "A Night in an English Music Hall," the Fred Karno-produced ensemble sketch which brought Chaplin to the U.S. in 1910, the film is set in a crowded theater, where a series of mediocre variety acts try to entertain the audience. Chaplin plays two roles: a slick-haired dandy in the orchestra seats, who flirts with the female performers at every possible opportunity, and "Mr. Rowdy," a walrus-mustached drunkard who heckles the actors from the balcony. The film comes to an abrupt end when Mr. Rowdy gets hold of a fire hose and douses everyone in sight. A Night at the Show is usually released on video in tandem with several other Essanay Chaplin films, notably The Bank and Shanghaied.

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Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out... more | add synopsis
Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor.
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Cast

Actors Character Born
Charles Chaplin Mr. Pest Apr 16, 1889 in London, England
Charles Chaplin Mr. Rowdy Apr 16, 1889
Fred Goodwins Gentleman in Audience
Paddy McGuire Musician
James T. Kelly Musician and Singer
Edna Purviance Lady in the Stalls Oct 21, 1894 in Lovelock, Paradise Valley, NV
John Rand Orchestra Conductor Nov 19, 1871 in New Haven, CT
Wesley Ruggles Man in Gallery
Leo White Conjuror and Man in the Stalls
Charles Inslee Gentleman in Audience
Bud Jamison Edna's Husband and Singer Feb 15, 1894 in Vallejo, CA
Dee Lampton
Phyllis Allen Lady in Audience Nov 25, 1861 in Staten Island, NY
Henry Bergman
Charlotte Mineau Lady in the Stalls Mar 25, 1891 in Bordeaux, France

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