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The Immigrant (A Modern Columbus) (Broke) (Hello U.S.A.) (The New World)

The Immigrant (A Modern Columbus) (Broke) (Hello U.S.A.) (The New World) (1917)

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Release Date: Jun 17, 1917 Wide

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Charles Chaplin's next-to-last Mutual Studios 2-reeler is as funny as his other 11 Mutual entries, though there's a stronger inner lining of poignancy. En route by boat from an unnamed country, immigrant Chaplin tries to make the best of the nausea-inducing rough seas. He then befriends fellow emigree Edna Purviance and her ailing mother. Months pass: Chaplin meets Purviance in a restaurant. Quickly ascertaining that her mother has died, Chaplin appoints himself Purviance's protector. He even

Unrated, 20 min.

Classics, Comedy

Apr 12, 2001

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It appealed largely to Charlie's urban working class audience.

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Charlie Chaplin made this slient film so emotionally and funny.

August 20, 2008
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Only Chaplin could make so much out of a scene with merely a coin, a hole in his pocket and an angry waiter

March 18, 2008
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