A Jitney Elopement
About A Jitney Elopement
Edna's father wants her to marry Count He-Ha. Charlie, whom she prefers, sits in as the count at dinner until the real count arrives and Charlie is thrown out. Later her father, the count, and three policemen chase Charlie and Edna in a jitney. The pursuers drive off a pier.
Cast & crew
More about A Jitney Elopement
Charlie Chaplin's fifth film for Essanay. He wrote, directed, edited, and plays Charlie. Edna Purviance plays Edna. Fred Goodwins plays her father. Leo White plays the count. Harry Ensign photographed it. Jess Robbins produced it. Most of it was shot in San Francisco, including Golden Gate Park and the windmills on the park's west side. Wikidata gives 33 minutes. A copy is on the Internet Archive as AJitneyElopement.
Themes
Making
Chaplin shot the chase in Golden Gate Park rather than on an Essanay street.
Look
Harry Ensign shot the dinner and the park chase, including the windmills.
Preservation
A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Notes
- A jitney was a shared taxi common in the United States from 1914 to 1916.
- Lloyd Bacon, Paddy McGuire, and Bud Jamison are billed.
- The chase ends when the pursuers' car leaves the pier.
- The windmills in the park are still there.
Scenes
- Charlie is exposed when the real count arrives.
- The chase car goes off the pier.
Also available
- Internet Archive (AJitneyElopement)
