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Sunnyside
Film poster.
Directed byCharles Chaplin
Written byCharles Chaplin
StarringCharles Chaplin
Edna Purviance
Henry Bergman
Tom Wilson
Olive Ann Alcorn
CinematographyRoland Totheroh
Edited byCharles Chaplin
Distributed byFirst National
Release date
June 15, 1919
Running time
34 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

Sunnyside is a 1919 short silent film written, directed and starring Charlie Chaplin. It was his third film for First National Pictures.

Plot summary

Chaplin plays a handyman at a hotel. His love interest in the village is the girl played by Edna Purviance. A young man from the city arrives and appears to have an eye for Edna too. Chaplin tries to win her back.

Reception

Sunnyside was produced during a time when, by all accounts, Chaplin's state of creativity was low.[citation needed] It was met with indifference by critics during its original theatrical run. The June 16, 1919 issue of the New York Times contains this review:

"Charlie Chaplin is at the Strand in his latest — "Sunnyside" — so, of course, those who go there will laugh. Chaplin is a farm hand and country hotel clerk this time. He is at his best when depending upon his inimitable pantomime, and least amusing when indulging in slap-stick, in which he is not distinguished from countless other comedians. There is cleverness in "Sunnyside" and good pantomime, but, also, too much slap-stick.[1]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Scott, A. O. (February 7, 2005). "We're Sorry". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2010.