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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!

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..

Release Date : 1936-02-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Charles Chaplin Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Masses

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Character Name : The Tramp (A Factory Worker)

Original Name : Charlie Chaplin

Gender : Male

Paulette Goddard

Character Name : A Gamin

Original Name : Paulette Goddard

Gender : Female

Henry Bergman

Character Name : Cafe Proprietor

Original Name : Henry Bergman

Gender : Male

Tiny Sandford

Character Name : Big Bill

Original Name : Tiny Sandford

Gender : Male

Chester Conklin

Character Name : Mechanic

Original Name : Chester Conklin

Gender : Male

Hank Mann

Character Name : Burglar

Original Name : Hank Mann

Gender : Male

Stanley Blystone

Character Name : Gamin's Father

Original Name : Stanley Blystone

Gender : Male

Al Ernest Garcia

Character Name : President of the Electro Steel Corp.

Original Name : Al Ernest Garcia

Gender : Male

Richard Alexander

Character Name : Prison Cellmate

Original Name : Richard Alexander

Gender : Male

Cecil Reynolds

Character Name : Minister

Original Name : Cecil Reynolds

Gender : Male

Mira McKinney

Character Name : Minister's Wife

Original Name : Mira McKinney

Gender : Female

Murdock MacQuarrie

Character Name : J. Widdecombe Billows

Original Name : Murdock MacQuarrie

Gender : Male

Wilfred Lucas

Character Name : Juvenile Officer

Original Name : Wilfred Lucas

Gender : Male

Edward LeSaint

Character Name : Sheriff Couler

Original Name : Edward LeSaint

Gender : Male

Fred Malatesta

Character Name : Cafe Head Waiter

Original Name : Fred Malatesta

Gender : Male

Sammy Stein

Character Name : Turbine Operator

Original Name : Sammy Stein

Gender : Male

Juana Sutton

Character Name : Woman with Buttoned Bosom

Original Name : Juana Sutton

Gender : Female

Ted Oliver

Character Name : Billows' Assistant

Original Name : Ted Oliver

Gender : Male

Norman Ainsley

Character Name : Billows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Ainsley

Gender : Male

Walter Bacon

Character Name : Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Bacon

Gender : Male

Bobby Barber

Character Name : Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Barber

Gender : Male

Heinie Conklin

Character Name : Assembly Line Worker Next to Big Bill (uncredited)

Original Name : Heinie Conklin

Gender : Male

Gloria DeHaven

Character Name : Gamin's Sister (uncredited)

Original Name : Gloria DeHaven

Gender : Female

Gloria Delson

Character Name : Gamin's Sister (uncredited)

Original Name : Gloria Delson

Gender : Female

Pat Flaherty

Character Name : Jail Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Flaherty

Gender : Male

Frank Hagney

Character Name : Shipbuilder (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Hagney

Gender : Male

Chuck Hamilton

Character Name : Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Hamilton

Gender : Male

Pat Harmon

Character Name : Paddywagon Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Harmon

Gender : Male

Lloyd Ingraham

Character Name : Frustrated Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Lloyd Ingraham

Gender : Male

Walter James

Character Name : Assembly Line Foreman (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter James

Gender : Male

Edward Kimball

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Kimball

Gender : Male

Jack Low

Character Name : Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Low

Gender : Male

Buddy Messinger

Character Name : Cigar Counterman (uncredited)

Original Name : Buddy Messinger

Gender : Male

Bruce Mitchell

Character Name : Paddy Wagon Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bruce Mitchell

Gender : Male

Frank Moran

Character Name : Convict (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Moran

Gender : Male

James C. Morton

Character Name : Assembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)

Original Name : James C. Morton

Gender : Male

Dorothy Mueller

Character Name : Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Mueller

Gender : Male

Louis Natheaux

Character Name : Burglar (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Natheaux

Gender : Male

J. C. Nugent

Character Name : Department Store Section Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : J. C. Nugent

Gender : Male

Russ Powell

Character Name : Gypsy in Police Patrol Wagon (uncredited)

Original Name : Russ Powell

Gender : Male

John Rand

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : John Rand

Gender : Male

Wyn Ritchie Evans

Character Name : Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Wyn Ritchie Evans

Gender : Female

Harry Wilson

Character Name : Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Wilson

Gender : Male

Reviews

A

Andres Gomez

@tanty

2021-06-23

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

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

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 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...