Movies: Lone Star Corporation

This early Chaplin film has him playing a character quite different from the Tramp for which he would become famous. He is a rich, upper-class gentleman whose romance is endangered when his girlfriend oversees him being embraced by a maid. Chaplin's ...

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: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once h...

A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a ...

An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos....

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 a...

An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe....

After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating....

A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop....

Masha, a young Russian emigrant traveling to the U.S., is saved from an officer's advances by civil engineer David Harding. Upon landing in America, J. J. Walton, a self-made political boss and contractor, pursues Masha and hires her as his maid. She...

A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York....

During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike....

Although only a dental assistant, Charlie pretends to be the dentist. After receiving too much anesthesia, a patient can't stop laughing, so Charlie knocks him out with a club....

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

Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance....

A drunken homeowner has a difficult time getting about in his home after arriving home late at night....