The Vagabond
About The Vagabond
A street violinist, played by Charlie Chaplin, is driven off a corner by a louder band. He finds a young woman, Edna Purviance, working for a brutal camp boss, Eric Campbell, and takes her away in a wagon. A painter sketches her. Her mother recognizes a birthmark and the rich family comes to collect her. She starts off with them, then turns the car around for the violinist. Mutual released it on July 10, 1916. It is Chaplin's third film for the company.
Cast & crew
More about The Vagabond
Chaplin wrote, directed, produced, and edited it. William C. Foster and Roland Totheroh photographed. The listed length is 24 minutes. Leo White, Lloyd Bacon, Albert Austin, Charlotte Mineau, and Henry Bergman are billed. A copy is on the Internet Archive as CC_1916_07_10_TheVagabond.
Themes
Look
William C. Foster and Roland Totheroh shot the street corner and the camp.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- The birthmark is how the mother knows her.
- Campbell is the man who has been working her, not a rival violinist.
- The painter is the one who puts her face where the mother can see it.
- The short ends with her coming back, not with the rich departure.
Scenes
- He plays until the band drowns him out.
- She leaves with her mother, then has the car turned back.
Also available
- Internet Archive (CC_1916_07_10_TheVagabond)
