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Le pélerin

Original title: The Pilgrim
  • 1923
  • TV-G
  • 47m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
6K
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Charles Chaplin in Le pélerin (1923)
ComedyWestern

Disguised as a priest, an escaped convict makes his way to Texas. He ends up in a small rural town where the townsfolk mistake him for their new church minister.Disguised as a priest, an escaped convict makes his way to Texas. He ends up in a small rural town where the townsfolk mistake him for their new church minister.Disguised as a priest, an escaped convict makes his way to Texas. He ends up in a small rural town where the townsfolk mistake him for their new church minister.

  • Director
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Writer
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Edna Purviance
    • Syd Chaplin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Chaplin
    • Writer
      • Charles Chaplin
    • Stars
      • Charles Chaplin
      • Edna Purviance
      • Syd Chaplin
    • 40User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

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    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • The Pilgrim…
    Edna Purviance
    Edna Purviance
    • The Girl
    Syd Chaplin
    Syd Chaplin
    • Eloper…
    Mai Wells
    Mai Wells
    • Little Boy's Mother
    • (as ?)
    Dean Riesner
    Dean Riesner
    • Little Boy
    • (as Dinky Reisner)
    Charles Reisner
    Charles Reisner
    • Howard Huntington - The Crook
    • (as Chuck Reisner)
    Tom Murray
    Tom Murray
    • Sheriff Bryan
    Kitty Bradbury
    • Mrs. Brown - The Girl's Mother
    Mack Swain
    Mack Swain
    • Large Deacon
    Loyal Underwood
    Loyal Underwood
    • Small Deacon
    Henry Bergman
    Henry Bergman
    • Man In Railroad Station…
    Phyllis Allen
    • Congregation Member
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Anderson
    • Roulette Player
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Antunez
    • Bandit
    • (uncredited)
    Sarah Barrows
    • Congregation Member
    • (uncredited)
    Monta Bell
    Monta Bell
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Edith Bostwick
    • Congregation Member
    • (uncredited)
    George Bradford
    • Congregation Member
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charles Chaplin
    • Writer
      • Charles Chaplin
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    8Spondonman

    A second class classic

    I've only seen this as the 40 minute reissue with Matt Monroe warbling Chaplin's song 'Bound for Texas' all the way through it. There's nothing at all wrong with the tune or the singing, except that it comes on too often and makes you realise just how ordinary the rest of the score is. Maybe the DVD's better - maybe!

    The film itself is a pleasure, not a joy, but it does have some typically wonderful Chaplin moments in it: The jig with the collection-boxes, the cake/hat, the sticking on his chin of the little 'beard' to make him look tough (what an expression he put on as well!) The reissue moves swiftly along, and you're borne with it until you sadly realise that it's over - too fast. Personally, the storyline is too thin and the gags though numerous are just too disparate and inconsequential to put this amongst his very best, but on a good second level. Charlie's maturer and lesser efforts like this are still towering achievements in comparison with most of his contemporaries and successors best.
    Ed in MO

    This is one of my favorite Chaplin films.

    The Pilgrim is an outstanding example of Charlie Chaplin at work. So much of what Chaplin did was based on his physical ability to move like a dancer, and this film shows off his agility to the maximum. Charlie tumbles and jumps, turns on a dime, and makes every graceful movement funny. The plot is your basic silent movie plot, with a lot of mistaken identities and a love interest that leads to a plot climax and a happy ending for Charlie--but without the girl. (Charlie almost never got the girl at the end of his films. It was one of his enduring charms.) The difference between this and a typical silent film is the charisma of Charlie Chaplin. There is simply nothing else like it in film history.
    9Steffi_P

    "Moo and rattle"

    As was now his tradition when leaving a studio, Charlie Chaplin here begins his final short feature for First National with an escape from prison. It also appears he was vengefully trying to bankrupt the studio, with lots of fancy sets, costumes and location shooting in what is one of his larger scale short pictures.

    But what really makes The Pilgrim stand out is that, like his earliest works for First National, A Dog's Life and Shoulder Arms, it is really a concerted effort, with all the breadth, sincerity and care in production of his full-length features. After some experimentation in The Idle Class and Pay Day the comic now returns to his roots, pushing pure pantomime to its limits. Sequences like his acting out of the story of David and Goliath or little asides such as his gestures describing features of people in a photo album demand the intention and intelligence of the audience, and are very rewarding gags as a result. The business with the hat in the cake is also a great routine, a classic Chaplin situation of the chaos caused by the little tramp becoming bigger than the tramp himself.

    Chaplin regulars such as Henry Bergman make only fleeting appearances in The Pilgrim. One time stalwart Albert Austin, now busy as a director, does not feature at all. Making up for this deficit however is one of the more substantial appearances by Charlie's brother Syd Chaplin. His pompous husband makes a great counter-foil for the tramp – his looks of horror and indignant gestures are priceless – and he was really strong enough to have become a recurring character in his own right. Sadly this was Syd's last appearance in one of his brother's films.

    The nicest thing about The Pilgrim is that it is a great return to stories driven by the little tramp's character – something that had been wavering in the last couple of Chaplin shorts. Many of the gags stem from his status as a plucky fugitive, and his complete inappropriateness – yet clever bluffing – in the role of a preacher. Once again we have a rounded yet unfulfilled love for Edna Purviance, and his redemption for her sake is given a credible build-up. With his last ever short, Chaplin demonstrates that these little movies where he had honed his craft were far from idle throwaways.

    We end with the all-important statistic – Number of kicks up the arse: 2 (2 for).
    7Cineanalyst

    Good for the Soul

    Chaplin originally planned "The Pilgrim" as a two-reel short, but it expanded to a four-reel feature. When comparing it to his films at Mutual or before, it's evident how far Chaplin had come with his First National pictures: he took his time elaborating and extending fewer gags and set pieces and in developing the plot and characters. His First National films may not always be as continually uproarious as his Mutual ones, but they are, I think, more satisfying and affecting.

    "The Kid", deservedly his most beloved First National release, greatly strained Chaplin's relationship with the distributors. He would leave yet another company to continue in his evermore-ambitious efforts. Jeffrey Vance, in "Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema", makes an interesting observation: he points out that Chaplin plays an escaped prisoner in both his last Mutual film, "The Adventurer", and in this film, his last First National release. They both reflect the filmmaker's escape from confining contracts.

    There's some light satire on a religious community and parody of Westerns, and Chaplin gets plenty of mileage out of the common mistaken identity device. I didn't find any of the gags particularly memorable, but the hilarity is sustained throughout the film. "The Pilgrim" is, as religion can be, uplifting.
    Snow Leopard

    Some Funny Moments With A Few Observations on Human Nature

    This short comedy has some funny moments and a few observations about human nature thrown in. It is one of Chaplin's more popular shorts, due to the good slapstick sequences, even though it might not have as much substance as some of his other features.

    At the beginning, Charlie gets mistaken for a town's new preacher, and starting with that, he finds himself in some increasingly complicated situations. There are some good gags and some funny moments that arise as "The Pilgrim" tries to figure out what is expected of him, and tries to fit in.

    Edna Purviance is engaging as usual, and Syd Chaplin gets a chance to show his versatility, so both of them add something. A few of the scenes are drawn out a little too long, but in general it's a pretty good feature that most Chaplin fans will enjoy.

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    • Trivia
      The bratty boy was played by Dean Riesner, associate director and co-star Charles Reisner's son. In later years, Dean recounted how he did not want to slap Charles Chaplin's face, even though the story called for him to do so. As a result, Chaplin and his elder brother Syd Chaplin continually slapped each other's faces to convince Riesner what fun it was.
    • Goofs
      The Mexico Texas border is marked by a sign on dry land. The entire Mexico Texas border is in the middle of the Rio Grande.
    • Quotes

      Crook: I missed my train.

      Girl's Mother: Then you must stay for the night. I'll get some light.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Chaplin Revue (1959)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm Bound for Texas
      (1971)

      Words and Music by Charles Chaplin

      Sung by Matt Monro

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    • Release date
      • February 25, 1923 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Pilgrim
    • Filming locations
      • Saugus Train Depot, Saugus, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Charles Chaplin Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $280,171
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    • Runtime
      • 47m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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