| The New Janitor | |
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 Scene with Dillon and Chaplin | |
| Directed by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
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| Cinematography | Frank D. Williams |
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| Distributed by | Mutual Film |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English (Intertitles) |
The New Janitor was the 27th comedy from Keystone Studios to feature Charlie Chaplin.[1] The film is arguably one of his best for the studio, and a precursor to a key Essanay Studios short, The Bank. The film also demonstrates the differences that Chaplin had with Keystone comedy in that it is a coherent whole in which the stock characters actually fill some emotional center. Chaplin brings a certain complexity to his janitor, unusual to the comedy factory of Mack Sennett. The film, which stars among Sennett's bit players Jess Dandy, Al St. John, John T. Dillon, and Helen Carruthers, is far more centered and clear in direction. Comedy mostly flows from the core of the story instead of being a by-product of it. After all this is a typical bank robbery storyline.
- ^ Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 301. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved 20 February 2024.