The other week were published in the North-China Daily News particularly relating to the unaccountably early showing of two Charlie Chaplin features in Shanghai, 'The Kid' last summer and 'The Idle Class' during the present month. It was shown that Ramos Amusements Ltd. had obtained prints of these two productions before the copies reached Pathe-Orient, the firm of distributors to whom, with the management of the Apollo Theatre, exclusive right for China were granted. The eight 'million dollar' Chaplin 'features,' produced by the First National Film Corporation, were intended to reach China. The first four films of the series were 'Shoulder Arms,' 'A Dog's Life,' 'Sunny Side' and 'A Day of Pleasure.' 'The Kid' was also announced at the Victoria Theatre and 'The Idle Class' at the Empire Theatre. The article also mentioned that a Japanese was recently apprehended by the police for attempting to export illegally the latest D. W. Griffith production, 'Way Down East.'
Headline
Chaplin Films in the Orient: Further Important Disclosures - The Position of the Rightful Exhibitors
Newspaper Source
Publication Date
1921-12-20
- Publication Year
1921
Page
5
Key Person
Film Projector / Film(s)
The Kid
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Actors
Carl Miller
Director
Charles Chaplin
Writer
Charles Chaplin
Country
USA
Released
1921-02-06
Runtime
68 min
Genre
Comedy
Language
None
Plot
The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put that relationship in jeopardy.
Awards
2 wins.
Rated
Passed
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The Idle Class
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Actors
Charles Chaplin
Director
Charles Chaplin
Writer
Charles Chaplin
Country
USA
Released
1921-09-25
Runtime
32 min
Genre
Short
Language
None
Plot
A tramp sneaks into a upper class golf resort. The tramp meets a rich woman who is having an argument with her drunken husband. Complications arise when she mistakes the tramp for her husband.
Rated
TV-G
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Shoulder Arms
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Actors
Charles Chaplin
Director
Charles Chaplin
Writer
Charles Chaplin
Country
USA
Released
1918-10-27
Runtime
36 min
Genre
Short
Language
None
Plot
Charlie is a boot camp private who has a dream of being a hero who goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines.
Rated
NOT RATED
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A Dog's Life
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Actors
Charles Chaplin
Director
Charles Chaplin
Writer
Charles Chaplin
Country
USA
Released
1918-04-14
Runtime
33 min
Genre
Short
Language
None
Plot
The Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
Rated
Not Rated
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Way Down East
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Actors
Lillian Gish
Director
D.W. Griffith
Writer
Lottie Blair Parker (from the play by)
Country
USA
Released
1920-09-03
Runtime
145 min
Genre
Drama
Language
None
Plot
A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.
Rated
Passed
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