By the Sea (1915 film)

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By the Sea
Theatrical release poster to By the Sea
Directed by	Charlie Chaplin
Written by	Charlie Chaplin
Produced by	Jess Robbins
Starring	Charlie Chaplin Billy Armstrong Margie Reiger Bud Jamison Edna Purviance Paddy McGuire
Cinematography	Harry Ensign
Edited by	Charlie Chaplin
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release date	April 29, 1915 (1915-04-29)
Running time	20 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

By the Sea is a 1915 American silent comedy film Charlie Chaplin made while waiting for a studio to work in Los Angeles. He had just left Niles Essanay Studio after doing five films at that location. By the Sea was filmed all on location in Santa Monica on the beach near Ocean Park Pier and on Crystal Pier in April 1915. The story centers on Charlie's Little Tramp character and how he gets into trouble trying to grab the attention of women on the beach. Edna Purviance plays one of the wives in whom he shows interest. It is said to be the first film to incorporate the classic gag of a man slipping on a banana skin.