Charlie Chaplin: from best to worst
I have not watched all his short movies. Other films will be included to this list as I watch them.
Other characters played by Chaplin besides the tramp:
Adenoid Hynkel (The great dictator)
Jewish barber (The great dictator)
Calvero (Limelight)
Henri Verdoux (Monsieur Verdoux)
King Igor Shahdov (A king in New York)
Darn Hosiery (Burlesque on Carmen)
Upper-class drunkard (The idle class; The rounders; One A.M.; Mabel's strange predicament; and possibly Mabel's married life)
The middle class alcoholic (The cure)
An actor (the Tramp is a character of him!) (The masquerader)
The swindler (Making a living)
Professor Bosco (The professor)
Mr. Pest (A night in the show)
Mr. Rowdy (A night in the show)
Upper-class brawler Charlie with no mustache (Recreation)
The painter? (The Face on the Barroom Floor) - read the "P.S." below.
Jobs for the Tramp: Plant blue-collar (Modern Times), Construction Industry Worker (Pay Day), Gold Prospector (The Gold Rush), Boxer (City Lights; The Champion), Boxing Referee (The Knockout), Sailor (Shanghaied), Policeman (Easy Street), Fireman (The Fireman), Private (Shoulder Arms), Robber (Police), Street Musician (The Vagabond), Actor (His New Job), Circus Artist (The Circus), Theater Employee (The property man), Janitor (Triple-Trouble), Piano Mover (His Musical Career), Tailor's Assistant (The Count), Pawnbroker’s Assistant (The Pawnshop), Dentist's Assistant (Laughing Gas), Farmer (Dog's life and Sunnyside).
P.S.: As we see in The Face on the Barroom Floor (if we seek any continuity among the films, which are supposed to be independent to each other), we could interpret that the tramp had been previously a rich painter (although the tramp seems to be much more solitary), perhaps being the upper-class drunk man from other short movies. Though, it would hardly be the case, as he was clearly a working class man without etiquette knowledge, as it is clear in "The Count". Therefore, perhaps the painter (a character taken from a poem) is a different character both from the drunk rich guy, although he also has drunk a lot after losing his muse, and from the little tramp. Though, that drunk rich character may also be the Trump after the gold rush, which would happen after 1917 short film The immigrant. Therefore, some stories with the poor Trump would happen before his rich and drunk life, and others would happen afterwards.
Other characters played by Chaplin besides the tramp:
Adenoid Hynkel (The great dictator)
Jewish barber (The great dictator)
Calvero (Limelight)
Henri Verdoux (Monsieur Verdoux)
King Igor Shahdov (A king in New York)
Darn Hosiery (Burlesque on Carmen)
Upper-class drunkard (The idle class; The rounders; One A.M.; Mabel's strange predicament; and possibly Mabel's married life)
The middle class alcoholic (The cure)
An actor (the Tramp is a character of him!) (The masquerader)
The swindler (Making a living)
Professor Bosco (The professor)
Mr. Pest (A night in the show)
Mr. Rowdy (A night in the show)
Upper-class brawler Charlie with no mustache (Recreation)
The painter? (The Face on the Barroom Floor) - read the "P.S." below.
Jobs for the Tramp: Plant blue-collar (Modern Times), Construction Industry Worker (Pay Day), Gold Prospector (The Gold Rush), Boxer (City Lights; The Champion), Boxing Referee (The Knockout), Sailor (Shanghaied), Policeman (Easy Street), Fireman (The Fireman), Private (Shoulder Arms), Robber (Police), Street Musician (The Vagabond), Actor (His New Job), Circus Artist (The Circus), Theater Employee (The property man), Janitor (Triple-Trouble), Piano Mover (His Musical Career), Tailor's Assistant (The Count), Pawnbroker’s Assistant (The Pawnshop), Dentist's Assistant (Laughing Gas), Farmer (Dog's life and Sunnyside).
P.S.: As we see in The Face on the Barroom Floor (if we seek any continuity among the films, which are supposed to be independent to each other), we could interpret that the tramp had been previously a rich painter (although the tramp seems to be much more solitary), perhaps being the upper-class drunk man from other short movies. Though, it would hardly be the case, as he was clearly a working class man without etiquette knowledge, as it is clear in "The Count". Therefore, perhaps the painter (a character taken from a poem) is a different character both from the drunk rich guy, although he also has drunk a lot after losing his muse, and from the little tramp. Though, that drunk rich character may also be the Trump after the gold rush, which would happen after 1917 short film The immigrant. Therefore, some stories with the poor Trump would happen before his rich and drunk life, and others would happen afterwards.
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