Easy Street
1917 · 26 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 5,999 VOTES · DIR. Charlie Chaplin
Overview
A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.
Dialogue Timeline — 16 lines
00:00:00 EASY STREET
00:00:06 "POLICE RETURNS" - FROM EASY STREET!!
00:00:50 POLICEMAN WANTED AT ONCE
00:02:17 "YOUR BEAT IS EASY STREET"
00:03:29 WHERE IGNORANCE IS BLISS...
00:04:44 POLICE TEL
00:04:46 "GUESS I'LL PHONE A POLICEMAN"
00:06:23 GAS!!
00:08:47 LATER-ERIC'S WIFE DOES SOME SHOPPING!
00:09:12 "DON'T CRY"
00:09:47 "A POLICEMAN! - AND YOU PROMISED TO REFORM!!"
00:10:26 POVERTY AND RICHES
00:10:33 CHARITY
00:11:21 "THEY ARE HUNGRY!"
00:16:04 "YOU KEEP OUT OF THIS!"
00:19:13 LOVE BACKED BY FORCE: FORGIVENESS SWEET.
Cast & Characters
Charles Chaplin
The Derelict
Edna Purviance
The Mission Worker
Eric Campbell
The Bully
Albert Austin
Minister
Albert Austin
Policeman
Lloyd Bacon
Drug Addict
Henry Bergman
Anarchist
Leota Bryan
The Bully's Wife
Frank J. Coleman
Mission Visitor
William Gillespie
Drug Taker
James T. Kelley
Mission Visitor
James T. Kelley
Policeman
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed16
Dialogue density0.6 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line00:19:13
Production Record
DirectorCharlie Chaplin
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,999