His Trysting Places

Name: His Trysting Places
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Released: 1914
Duration: 21 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Mack Swain, Phyllis Allen, Helen Carruthers

1914 · 21 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 1,026 VOTES · DIR. Charlie Chaplin

Overview

On his way to a restaurant, Ambrose, a happily married man, obliges to mail a letter for a woman in the apartment lobby. Unbeknownst to him, the letter is about a rendezvous with her own lover at their "trysting place". Elsewhere, after some domestic frustration, Charlie runs an errand to buy a baby bottle before stopping at the same restaurant. After a confrontation there, they both inadvertently leave with each other's coats. Later, their wives independently discover what appears to be incriminating evidence of extramarital affairs from the pockets of the swapped garments. It all comes to a head when all four of them find themselves at the "trysting place" in the park.

Dialogue Timeline — 19 lines

00:00:00 HIS TRYSTING PLACES Part 1

00:00:07 FAMILY TIES

00:02:50 My Darling Meet me in the park this afternoon at our little trysting place.

00:02:58 Don't fail me as could not live without seeing you soon again Clarice.

00:03:11 AMBROSE STARTS ON ONE OF HIS PERIODICAL STROLLS

00:03:34 "WON'T YOU POST THIS LETTER FOR ME?"

00:05:31 "I'LL BRING LITTLE PETER A PRESENT."

00:06:25 A DARK OMEN

00:08:25 MUSIC

00:10:04 HE TAKES THE WRONG COAT

00:10:48 HIS TRYSTING PLACES Part 2

00:12:15 "I WONDER WHAT HE BROUGHT BABY"

00:12:28 My Darling, Meet me in the park this afternoon at our little trysting place.

00:12:30 Don't fail me as could not live without seeing you soon again. Clarice.

00:13:35 "WAIT, I'LL BE BACK SOON"

00:14:17 "MY WIFE'S GONE FOOLISH"

00:16:30 "GRACIOUS! MY HUSBAND HAS A CHILD!"

00:19:50 "HERE IS SOMETHING THAT BELONGS TO YOUR HUSBANDS"

00:20:35 Keystone Film Company

Cast & Characters

Charles Chaplin Clarence - the Husband Mabel Normand Mabel - the Wife Mack Swain Ambrose Phyllis Allen Ambrose's Wife Helen Carruthers Clarice Glen Cavender Cook Glen Cavender Park Police Officer Nick Cogley Bearded Diner Ted Edwards Diner with White Shoes Vivian Edwards Woman Outside Restaurant Edwin Frazee Thrown Pie Recipient

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed19

Dialogue density0.9 lines / min

First line00:00:00

Final line00:20:35

Production Record

DirectorCharlie Chaplin

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes1,026