Edna Purviance Movies

Joel Grey dresses up as Charlie Chaplin to tell the story of his movie career, and show many of his clips.

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines...

The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril:...

An overworked farmhand who works also at the adjacent hotel dreams of marrying the village belle.

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.

Joan and Magdalen are the daughters of a fisherman. Magdalen leaves her fiancé, Peter, to run off to the big city. Joan and Peter marry....

Peter Sellers makes funny voice narration over the Chaplin film A Burlesque on Carmen (1915).

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...

Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast...

A film about the tall actor who was most famous for playing the quintessential villain for Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character.

Features four films made for the Mutual Film Company: The Count, The Vagabond, The Fireman, and Behind the Screen. Includes new digital stereo scores...

A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.

Chase Me Charlie was an anthology consisting of excerpts from several of Chaplin's short films made for the Essanay Company, including The Tramp,...

Short documentary about Chaplin's year at Essanay. Clips from Chaplin films but also from other Essanay films.