The Floorwalker

1916 · 28 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 2,802 VOTES · DIR. Charlie Chaplin

Overview

An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe.

Comedy1910s

Dialogue Timeline — 14 lines

00:00:05 THE FLOORWALKER
00:00:14 THE BIG STORE
00:02:06 "They're on our trail. Let's grab the money and go!"
00:04:44 Bargain hunters
00:06:02 The detectives
00:09:50 "You need a job -- I need a change."
00:09:57 "This will do us both good."
00:14:00 "There you are!"
00:15:15 "Shhh -- We're being watched. I'll get you later!"
00:18:36 "Time to make my escape."
00:21:18 "No more worries!."
00:22:04 "Say 'Uncle'!"
00:22:16 "You'd better say your prayers!"
00:24:01 THE END

Cast & Characters

Charles Chaplin Impecuneous Customer Eric Campbell Store Manager Edna Purviance Secretary Lloyd Bacon Floorwalker Albert Austin Shop Assistant Charlotte Mineau Store Detective Leo White Elegant Customer James T. Kelley Lift Boy Henry Bergman Old Man Frank J. Coleman Janitor

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed14
Dialogue density0.5 lines / min
First line00:00:05
Final line00:24:01

Production Record

DirectorCharlie Chaplin
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,802