The Chaplin Revue

The Chaplin Revue
Directed byCharlie Chaplin
StarringCharlie Chaplin
Edited byPaul Davies
Derek Parsons
Production
companies
Charles Chaplin Productions
Roy Export Company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • September 1, 1959 (1959-09-01)
Running time
119 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

The Chaplin Revue is a 1959 film comprising three silent films made by Charlie Chaplin. The three shorts included are A Dog's Life, Shoulder Arms, and The Pilgrim. All three star Chaplin's trademark character, The Tramp. For the 1959 release, Chaplin added a soundtrack to help appeal to modern audiences. Chaplin also added extra footage including clips from World War I to express the context. He provides a personal introduction to each of the clips.

Current releases of the compilation on DVD also feature other Chaplin films produced with First National, including The Idle Class, Pay Day, A Day's Pleasure, and Sunnyside, with Chaplin's 1918 propaganda short The Bond as a special feature. Introductions by David Robinson, and behind-the-scenes footage are also included.