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Charlie Chaplin: Essanay Comedies (short) (Blu-ray) (1915-1916)
Short films by Chaplin made for the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company.Director: Charles Chaplin
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
The Films (with Play All) (215:00)
- "His New Job" (1915) (29:22) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "A Night Out" (1915) (27:53) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "The Champion" (1915) (31:43) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "In the Park" (1915) (14:36) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "A Jitney Elopement" (1915) (25:30) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "The Tramp" (1915) (27:14) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "By the Sea" (1915) (14:46) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "His Regeneration" (1915) (14:54) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "Work" (1915) (29:02) [Music by Robert Israel]
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
The Films (with Play All) (161:10)
- "A Woman" (1915) (23:45) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "The Bank" (1915) (25:51) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "Shanghaied" (1915) (28:10) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "A Night in the Show" (1915) (25:04) [Music by Timothy Brock and the Orchestra del teatro Comunale di Bologna]
- "Burlesque on 'Carmen'" (1916) (31:51) [Music by Timothy Brock and the Orchestra del teatro Comunale di Bologna]
- "Police" (1916) (26:29) [Music by Robert Israel]
"Triple Trouble" (1918) short (23:50) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
"Charlie Butts In" (1920) short (10:24) [Music by Robert Israel]
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2014 2K restorations.
Includes a 24-page booklet with rare, behind-the-scenes images, and an extensive essay by film historian and author Jeffrey Vance (Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema). -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
The Films
- "His New Job" (1915) (28:10) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "A Night Out" (1915) (28:05) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "The Champion" (1915) (30:27) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "In the Park" (1915) (14:01) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "A Jitney Elopement" (1915) (24:29) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "The Tramp" (1915) (26:09) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "By the Sea" (1915) (14:11) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "His Regeneration" (1915) (14:19) [Music by Robert Israel]
"Bravo Charlot!" documentary (38:50)
"The Little Tramp" (9-page text biography in Spanish)
Filmography (6 pages of text in Spanish)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
The Films
- "Work" (1915) (27:52) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "A Woman" (1915) (22:48) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "The Bank" (1915) (24:49) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "Shanghaied" (1915) (27:02) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "A Night in the Show" (1915) (24:04) [Music by Timothy Brock and the Orchestra del teatro Comunale di Bologna]
- "A Burlesque on 'Carmen'" (1916) (30:34) [Music by Timothy Brock and the Orchestra del teatro Comunale di Bologna]
- "Police" (1916) (25:24) [Music by Robert Israel]
"Triple Trouble" (1918) (22:53) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
"Little Tich and His Funny Feet" short (1900) (2:33)
Filmography (6 pages of text in Spanish) -
Subtitles:Portuguese, Spanish (optional) for English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:No "Play All" function is listed, but the films do all play continuously in sequence.
The documentary is in French with optional Portuguese and Spanish subtitles.
Cover wrongly states Region B only. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
The Films (with Play All) (211:42)
- "His New Job" (1915) (28:57) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "A Night Out" (1915) (27:27) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "The Champion" (1915) (31:12) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "In the Park" (1915) (14:11) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "A Jitney Elopement" (1915) (25:05) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "The Tramp" (1915) (26:43) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "By the Sea" (1915) (14:22) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "His Regeneration" (1915) (15:10) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "Work" (1915) (28:30) [Music by Robert Israel]
"Charlie Butts In" (circa 1920) short (10:40) [Music by Robert Israel]
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
The Films (with Play All) (182:18)
- "A Woman" (1915) (23:20) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
- "The Bank" (1915) (25:20) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "Shanghaied" (1915) (27:45) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "A Night in the Show" (1915) (24:34) [Music by Timothy Brock and the Orchestra del teatro Comunale di Bologna]
- "Burlesque on 'Carmen'" (1916) (31:26) [Music by Timothy Brock and the Orchestra del teatro Comunale di Bologna]
- "Police" (1916) (26:03) [Music by Robert Israel]
- "Triple Trouble" (1918) (23:47) [Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra]
"Charlie's Triple Trouble" featuring the voice of Tommy Handley (1948) (15:33)
"Burlesque on Carmen" featuring the voice of Peter Sellers (1951) (36:39)
"The Long Year at Essanay" featurette (22:24) -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2K restorations.
Includes an illustrated booklet with essays and full film credits. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The UK release for the additional extras and 1080p transfers.
The Spanish release has some differing extras but uses 1080i 25fps transfers.
Further information on the Chaplin Essanay films and their many releases can be found at Brenton Films' Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 2.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Flicker Alley - No cuts.
- Blu-ray ALL Chaplin: Todas sus comedias para Essanay Spain- Divisa - No cuts.
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts.
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 17/11/15
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/08/18UPDATE LOG:
17/11/15: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
02/11/17: Linked US DVDs, Brenton Films link.
04/11/17: Updated link.
02/08/18: Added Spain.
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