The Count Clippings 20/50
Motography, Chicago, Illinois, September 9, 1916.
The Count Scenes
„All good fun for the spectator“
Editorial content. „The Count
Chaplin Typical in Latest Mutual Release.
Reviewed by Thomas C. Kennedy
IN The Count Charlie Chaplin comes back with his famous
make-up, shoes, cane, hat and all; the only
change we noticed being in the hat, which is brown. When
we entered the projection room we carried along
a determination to count the big laughs the picture produced,
but no sooner did Chaplin start to measure the new
customer to the ladies tailor shop than we, like the other
spectators, were too absorbed with being amused
and diverted to think about anything else for the period of two
reels, or one-half hour.“
Photo. „Mr. Chas. Chaplin tripping a few steps with
the fair Edna in ,The Count.‘
The reviewer who starts in to tell how funny Charles Chaplin
is, whether he be in this picture or that, is not only
dissipating time but also good white paper which, from all
present indications, will soon be the luxury the Ford
was as far back as the one-upon-a-time days. There is only
one avenue open to the describer of Chaplin
pictures and that is to compare it with previous releases.
Therefore our conscience is unburdened with the
statement that The Count is as funny as The Fireman.“ (...)
„The boss of the tailor shop comes to the house
and represents himself as the Count Broko, or rather he expects
to represent himself thus, but Charlie gets there first
and the tailor must needs be satisfied with being the secretary
of the illustrious nobleman. The banquet table, the
dance floor, in fact, the entire affair given by the Moneybags
family is a whole world for Chaplin to move
in, and the moving is all good fun for the spectator.“
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