Thursday, June 24, 2021

In the Park (1915)

Fun and frolics with Charlie Chaplin in a park. A thief is loose in the park stealing handbags, but when he tries to pick Charlie's pockets he ends up losing his ciggies. The thief isn't very good at keeping his loot either as the handbag switches from park user to park user. In the end the handbag is reunited with it's owner but she is so angry at her boyfriend, he decides to jump in the lake with Charlie's help! A light film without a huge amount of plot, just a sprinkling of decent gags. Charlie Chaplin was still developing his comedy character and there was still some work to do but a pleasant watch. Edna Purviance is around of course as a maid enjoying the park.