The Bank Clippings 20/46
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, August 15, 1915.
Sime Silverman
(...) Photo, Variety, Dec. 10, 1910
& Clune‘s Broadway Theater, exterior by day, Los Angeles
(...) Photo, Film Index, Dec. 24, 1910
& Lobby Display at Clune‘s Broadway Theatre, Los Angeles,
during „Selig Week“
(...) Photo, Motion Picture News, Dec. 12, 1914
& Clune‘s Broadway Theater, auditorium, Los Angeles
(...) Photo, Moving Picture World, July 10, 1915
& CHAPLIN IN „THE BANK.“
The Essanay-Chaplin two-reeler, „The Bank,“ came out
Monday. It‘s the most legitimate comedy film Chaplin
has played in many a long day, perhaps since he‘s been
in pictures. While there were no boisterous guffaws
from upstairs that his slapstick would have pulled, the use
of cleaner material brought more enjoyment to the
entire house, also left a better impression. Chaplin must have
followed some sort of a book in making this film.
He is the janitor of a bank. Other than slapping the president,
cashier and assistant janitor a few times with a wet
mop, spilling water into a high hat and a pail of beer, Chaplin
cleaned up. The usual bumps, falls, hits and misses
are indulged in, some of the early portion being funny in a way
and more of it not. The janitor likes the stenographer
who is in love with the cashier. A bond seller calling at the bank
is ousted by the president and swears revenge. One
of the biggest laughs followed this. The bond seller standing
disconsolate outside is passed by Chaplin who has
been sent by the president to mail a letter. Chaplin looks
at the disappointed seller, feels his pulses, asks him
to put out his tongue and when he does so, wets the stamp
for the letter upon it. Toward the finish the janitor
sends a couple of flowers to the stenographer who has just
sent into the the cashier a birthday present of a
necktie. The janitor‘s and cashier‘s names are the same,
Charlie. The girl reads, „With love, Charlie,“ and
thanks the cashier, but upon learning Chaplin sent them,
throws the roses in the waste basket. Chaplin sees
it, goes down in the cellar and sitting alongside his mop,
mopes, and then the picture goes through
an attempted bank robbery, the cashier proving himself
an arrant coward, the stenog being bound and
gagged, and the pres, about to be beaten to death, when
Chaplin saves everyone, also the bank‘s money,
wins the stenographer, who spurns the cashier, is patted
on the bank by the president, and it looks as though
he would get the cashier‘s job, when Chaplin awakes hugging
the mop. A few „Chaplins“ like the „Bank“ thing and
the only Charlie may reestablish himself, but he will have
to stick to the chalk line. Sime.
(...) Sime Silverman, Variety, Aug. 20, 1915
& Clune‘s Broadway.
Charlie Chaplin in „The Bank“ will be the feature for
the first half of the week at Clune‘s Broadway.
The picture is said to be a riot of fun from start to finish.
(...) Los Angeles Times, Aug. 15, 1915
& SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES.
Los Angeles, Aug. 4.(...)
One of the greatest benefits ever handled on the
Pacific Coast was given by the Booster Club
at the Shrine Auditorium this week. Practically every
professional in town, including the picture stars,
contributed to the performance. Eddie Foy and Family,
Schumann-Heink, Chas. Chaplin and many
others made up the program.
(...) Variety, Aug. 6, 1915
„His latest and best Comedy“
Advertisement. „CLUNE‘S BROADWAY THEATER“ (...)
Monday – Tuesday Wednesday
Charlie Chaplin
in
,THE BANK‘
His latest and best Comedy in 2 Acts.“ (...)
Clune‘s Broadway Theater, 528 South Broadway, Los Angeles.
The Bank is released by Essanay August 9, 1915.
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