Charles Chaplin is a tramp who gets in trouble with three hobos.He also saves a girl of his dreams from the hobos, a beautiful farmer's daughter played by Edna Purviance.The girl is grateful at the little tramp and he takes him home with her and he starts working at the family farm.Being a farmhand isn't really his cup of tea and also the hobos show up again causing some trouble.Happiness doesn't often seem to follow the tramp and he notices the girl of his dreams is already taken.Chaplin's The Tramp (1915) marked the beginning of his most known character as we know him today.The difference between this and his more slapstick character in the earlier films was the sad ending and showing he cared for others, rather than just himself.Chaplin works so great together with Edna Purviance, just like he did in so many other films.Ernest Van Pelt plays The Farmer.Paddy McGuire plays Farmhand.Lloyd Bacon is Edna's Fiancé/Second Thief.Leo White is First Thief while Bud Jamison plays Third Thief.The Minister is played by Billy Armstrong.This short comedy holds some funny stuff inside.Charlie walking around with that pitchfork is funny.Or Charlie trying to milk the cow from its tail.Obviously The Little Tramp hasn't spent too much time on a farm.Also using the mallet in the end.Charles Chaplin was born 120 years and one day ago.For his second film, Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) he wore baggy pants he borrowed from 'Fatty' Arbuckle, size 14 shoes that belonged to Ford Sterling, a tiny jacket from Keystone Kop Charles Avery, a bowler hat belonging to Arbuckle's father-in-law and Mack Swain's mustache trimmed down to toothbrush size.The Tramp was born!
