The Bank (1915 film)

The Bank
Theatrical poster to The Bank
Directed by	Charlie Chaplin
Written by	Charlie Chaplin
Produced by	Jess Robbins
Starring	Charlie Chaplin Charles Inslee Carl Stockdale Edna Purviance Leo White
Cinematography	Harry Ensign
Edited by	Charlie Chaplin
Music by	Robert Israel (Kino video release)
Distributed by	Essanay Studios General Film Company
Release date	August 9, 1915 (1915-08-09)
Running time	33 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film English (original intertitles)

The Bank is a silent slapstick comedy.^[1] It was Charlie Chaplin's tenth film for Essanay Films.

Released in 1915, it is a slight departure from the Tramp character, as Charlie Chaplin plays a janitor in a bank. Edna Purviance plays the secretary on whom Charlie has a crush and dreams that she has fallen in love with him. Filmed at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles. There doesn't appear to be any evidence that this film was received any differently from the bulk of Chaplin's early work, but today this film is often considered one of his best efforts during his Essanay period.^{[citation needed]}