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Charlie Chaplin: The First National Shorts (short) (1918-1923)
Director: Charles Chaplin
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:The Shorts (197:51)
- "Shoulder Arms" (1918) (44:47)*
- "Sunnyside" (1919) (33:16)*
- "A Day's Pleasure" (1919) (21:48)*
- "The Idle Class" (1921) (25:02)*
- "Pay Day" (1922) (25:40)*
- "The Pilgrim" (1923) (46:57)*
Supplements (24:46)
- "Nice and Friendly" short (1922) (10:42)*
- "A Visit from General Leonard Wood on the set of Sunnyside" featurette (4:40)*
- Deleted scenes from "Shoulder Arms" (8:30)* -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (scores by Charles Chaplin)
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Presents all the shorts in their restored, speed-corrected original versions, before they were edited by Chaplin for reissue.
*The shorts / the extras are not selectable individually. They are only divided by chapters. -
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Extras:* "The Kid" (68:45)
"A Dog's Life" 1918 short by Charles Chaplin (35:00)
Printed Contract for the film with The First National Company (2:47)
"Home Movies" (9:21)
Biographies and filmographies -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "The Chaplin Revue"
Introduction by David Robinson (5:19)
Deleted Scenes from "Shoulder Arms" (10:23)
"How to Make Movies" featurette (15:54)
"The Bond" 1918 short (9:38)
Photo Gallery (96 stills)
Posters (13 stills)
Trailer (1:44)
DISC TWO
The Shorts
- "Sunnyside"
- "A Day's Pleasure"
- "The Idle Class"
- "Pay Day"
Introduction by David Robinson (5:00)
Deleted Scene From "Sunnyside" (8:19)
"The Visitors" home movies (12:59)
"Harry Lauder" home movie (8:16)
Photo Gallery (73 stills)
Posters (6 stills)
"The Chaplin Collection" trailer (10:42) -
Subtitles:Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1 (scores by Charles Chaplin)
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (scores by Charles Chaplin) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:PAL to NTSC transfers.
Discs are incorrectly flagged to zoom in on 16:9 monitors, cropping the top and bottom off the image. -
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Extras:* "The Limelight" (1952) (130:03)
Gallery
Production Notes (text)
"A Dog's Life" 1918 short (37:18)
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Subtitles:German for English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4006680020143
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Shorts (98:26)
- "A Day's Pleasure" (1919) (17:20)
- "Sunnyside" (1919) (18:45)
- "The Idle Class" (1921) (31:07)
- "Pay Day" (1922) (21:13)
Introduction by David Robinson (5:01)
Deleted Scene From "Sunnyside" (8:20)
"The Visitors" home movies (13:00)
"Harry Lauder" home movie (8:16)
Photo Gallery (73 stills)
Posters (6 stills)
"The Chaplin Collection" trailer (10:43)
DISC TWO
* The Film (111:56)
- "A Dog's Life (1918) (34:49)
- "Shoulder Arms (1918) (36:13)
- "The Pilgrim (1923) (37:37)
Introduction by David Robinson (4:50)
Deleted Scenes from "Shoulder Arms" (10:24)
"How to Make Movies" featurette (15:55)
"The Bond" 1918 short (9:39)
Photo Gallery (96 stills)
Posters (13 stills)
Trailer (1:44) -
Subtitles:DISC ONE: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, French, Italian, German, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish for English Intertitles
DISC TWO: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, English, French, Italian, German, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish -
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):DISC ONE:
Music Dolby Digital 5.1 (scores by Charles Chaplin)
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (scores by Charles Chaplin)
DISC TWO:
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:7321921387449
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Notes:Discs are incorrectly flagged to zoom in on 16:9 monitors, cropping the top and bottom off the image.
Only available in the The Chaplin Collection Volume 3 which includes "The Chaplin Revue", "A Woman of Paris" and "A King in New York". -
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Shorts (98:26)
- "A Day's Pleasure" (1919) (17:20)
- "Sunnyside" (1919) (18:45)
- "The Idle Class" (1921) (31:07)
- "Pay Day" (1922) (21:13)
Introduction by David Robinson (5:01)
Deleted Scene From "Sunnyside" (8:20)
"The Visitors" home movies (13:00)
"Harry Lauder" home movie (8:16)
Photo Gallery (73 stills)
Posters (6 stills)
"The Chaplin Collection" trailer (10:43)
DISC TWO
* The Film (111:56)
- "A Dog's Life (1918) (34:49)
- "Shoulder Arms (1918) (36:13)
- "The Pilgrim (1923) (37:37)
Introduction by David Robinson (4:50)
Deleted Scenes from "Shoulder Arms" (10:24)
"How to Make Movies" featurette (15:55)
"The Bond" 1918 short (9:39)
Photo Gallery (96 stills)
Posters (13 stills)
Trailer (1:44) -
Subtitles:DISC ONE: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, French, Italian, German, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish for English Intertitles
DISC TWO: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, English, French, Italian, German, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish -
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):DISC ONE:
Music Dolby Digital 5.1 (scores by Charles Chaplin)
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (scores by Charles Chaplin)
DISC TWO:
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The rear cover incorrectly states Portuguese subtitles.
Discs are incorrectly flagged to zoom in on 16:9 monitors, cropping the top and bottom off the image. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Shorts (98:26)
- "A Day's Pleasure" (1919) (17:20)
- "Sunnyside" (1919) (18:45)
- "The Idle Class" (1921) (31:07)
- "Pay Day" (1922) (21:13)
Introduction by David Robinson (5:01)
Deleted Scene From "Sunnyside" (8:20)
"The Visitors" home movies (13:00)
"Harry Lauder" home movie (8:16)
Photo Gallery (73 stills)
Posters (6 stills)
"The Chaplin Collection" trailer (10:43)
DISC TWO
* The Film (111:56)
- "A Dog's Life (1918) (34:49)
- "Shoulder Arms (1918) (36:13)
- "The Pilgrim (1923) (37:37)
Introduction by David Robinson (4:50)
Deleted Scenes from "Shoulder Arms" (10:24)
"How to Make Movies" featurette (15:55)
"The Bond" 1918 short (9:39)
Photo Gallery (96 stills)
Posters (13 stills)
Trailer (1:44) -
Subtitles:DISC ONE: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, French, Italian, German, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish for English Intertitles
DISC TWO: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, English, French, Italian, German, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish -
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):DISC ONE:
Music Dolby Digital 5.1 (scores by Charles Chaplin)
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (scores by Charles Chaplin)
DISC TWO:
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Discs are incorrectly flagged to zoom in on 16:9 monitors, cropping the top and bottom off the image.
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Image release has the original versions of 6 of the films and some exclusive extras.
The Warner releases have the reissue versions of 4 films, an original version of 1 film, plus the compilation film "The Chaplin Revue" with differing exclusive extras. Note the US release uses PAL to NTSC transfers. Also note the Warner releases incorrectly crops the top and bottom of the image on 16:9 monitors.
The following shorts were made by Chaplin for First National:
- "A Dog's Life" (1918)
- "The Bond" (1918)
- "Shoulder Arms" (1918)
- "Sunnyside" (1919)
- "A Day's Pleasure" (1919)
- "The Idle Class" (1921)
- "Pay Day" (1922)
- "The Pilgrim" (1923)
Further information on Chaplin's films and their many different releases can be found at Brenton Films' Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide. -
CUTS:
- R0 A First National Collection America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - original versions of 6 shorts.
- R0 The Kid America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - original version of "A Dog's Life" (35:00 NTSC)
- R1 The Chaplin Revue America- Warner Home Video - No cuts - reissue versions of 4 shorts, 1 original short + "The Chaplin Revue"
- R2 Limelight Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No cuts - original version of "A Dog's Life" (37:18 PAL)
- R2 The Chaplin Collection Volume 3 Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts - reissue versions of 4 shorts, 1 original short + "The Chaplin Revue"
- R2 The Chaplin Revue United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No cuts - reissue versions of 4 shorts, 1 original short + "The Chaplin Revue"
- R4 The Chaplin Revue Australia- Warner Home Video - No cuts - reissue versions of 4 shorts, 1 original short + "The Chaplin Revue"
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 23/05/24
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 23/05/24UPDATE LOG:
23/05/24: Initial entry.
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