I saw the 1951 UK version of this. It was narrated by Peter Dellars of all people and be sounds like Pete Smith. This version is also based on the 4 reeler version which Chaplin sued to stop being screened (Essanay added two reels to Chaplin's original version after he left for another studio!
So because they added a dumb narration to an additional two reels that was added after the fact, it's hard to review.
On one hand I can't evaluate it because of the silly narration that keeps getting in the way. On the other hand if it wasn't there I would have likely shut this off.
Except for The Gold Rush, I've never like Chaplin much. I found him way to simplistic and at the same time too broad. I know he was huge back in the day, but I just don't "get" him. Maybe this movie being 113 years old tells us why.
So because they added a dumb narration to an additional two reels that was added after the fact, it's hard to review.
On one hand I can't evaluate it because of the silly narration that keeps getting in the way. On the other hand if it wasn't there I would have likely shut this off.
Except for The Gold Rush, I've never like Chaplin much. I found him way to simplistic and at the same time too broad. I know he was huge back in the day, but I just don't "get" him. Maybe this movie being 113 years old tells us why.