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Recreation (film)

1914 film by Charlie Chaplin

August 13, 1914 (1914-08-13)

Running time

7 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent film
English (Original titles)

Recreation is a short comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. It was released on 13 August 1914.^[1]

Recreation

Plot

The Tramp is despondent and prepares to drown himself in a park's lake. He quickly changes his mind when an attractive girl appears, and proceeds to flirt with her. However, her sailor boyfriend discovers this and starts a fight with the Tramp. Shortly thereafter two policemen become involved in the fight. The film ends with everyone falling into the lake.

Chaplin was the only actor in Recreation to receive a screen credit.

The film was only half a reel in length. A travel short, The Yosemite, made up the other half of the reel.

Cast

Charlie Chaplin - The Tramp
Charles Bennett - Sailor (uncredited)
Helen Carruthers - Girl (uncredited)
Edwin Frazee - Short cop (uncredited)

References

^ Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 299. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

External links

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Charlie Chaplin

Filmography
The Tramp
Chaplin family

Books

My Autobiography
Chaplin: His Life and Art
Charlie Chaplin: Intimate Close-Ups
Chaplin: A Life
Sunnyside

Songs

"Smile" (1936 music, 1954 lyrics)
"Eternally (Terry's Theme)" (1952 music, 1953 lyrics)
"This Is My Song" (1967)

Other

United Artists
3623 Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin Studios
Manoir de Ban
Montecito Inn
Chaplin & Co
Charlie Chaplin comics
Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers
London statue

Films about Chaplin

Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times
Unknown Chaplin
Chaplin
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Musicals about Chaplin

Little Tramp
Chaplin (1993)
Chaplin (2006)

Films directed by Chaplin

Keystone Studios	Twenty Minutes of Love (1914) Caught in the Rain (1914) A Busy Day (1914) Her Friend the Bandit (1914) Mabel's Married Life (1914) Laughing Gas (1914) The Property Man (1914) The Face on the Bar Room Floor (1914) Recreation (1914) The Masquerader (1914) His New Profession (1914) The Rounders (1914) The New Janitor (1914) Those Love Pangs (1914) Dough and Dynamite (1914) Gentlemen of Nerve (1914) His Musical Career (1914) His Trysting Place (1914) Getting Acquainted (1914) His Prehistoric Past (1914)
Essanay Studios	His New Job (1915) A Night Out (1915) The Champion (1915) In the Park (1915) A Jitney Elopement (1915) The Tramp (1915) By the Sea (1915) Work (1915) A Woman (1915) The Bank (1915) Shanghaied (1915) A Night in the Show (1915) A Burlesque on Carmen (1915) Police (1916) Triple Trouble (1918)
Mutual Film Corp	The Floorwalker (1916) The Fireman (1916) The Vagabond (1916) One A.M. (1916) The Count (1916) The Pawnshop (1916) Behind the Screen (1916) The Rink (1916) Easy Street (1917) The Cure (1917) The Immigrant (1917) The Adventurer (1917)
First National	A Dog's Life (1918) The Bond (1918) Shoulder Arms (1918) Sunnyside (1919) A Day's Pleasure (1919) The Kid (1921) The Idle Class (1921) Pay Day (1922) The Pilgrim (1923)
United Artists	A Woman of Paris (1923) The Gold Rush (1925) The Circus (1928) City Lights (1931) Modern Times (1936) The Great Dictator (1940) Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Limelight (1952)
Later productions	A King in New York (1957) A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
See also	The Chaplin Revue (1959)