Charlie is an immigrant who endures a challenging voyage and gets into trouble as soon as he arrives in America. Living in a new country is such a pain, especially when you're robbed right when you just land.
6 August 1893, Rockford, Illinois, USA
1 January 1889, Newburgh, New York, USA
26 April 1880, Sale, Cheshire, UK
13 December 1882, Birmingham, England, UK
16 April 1889, Walworth, London, England, UK
23 February 1868, San Francisco, California, USA
10 July 1854, Castlebar, Ireland
27 August 1880, Helena, Montana, USA
19 November 1871, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1 February 1881, New York, USA
24 January 1894, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
25 June 1866, Massachusetts, USA
21 October 1895, Paradise, Nevada, USA
17 May 1875, Iowa, USA
May 29, 2014
As a dramatization of the immigration experience, the movie is hardly lighthearted - especially considering Chaplin's reputation as a sentimentalist.
November 20, 2010
It appealed largely to Charlie's urban working class audience.
