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Starring: Charles Chaplin Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD

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Actors: Charles Chaplin
Format: Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, Restored, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 4
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
DVD Release Date: July 11, 2006
Run Time: 450 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000F4TMIW
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,196 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
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Twelve films directed and written by Charlie Chaplin, with new orchestral scores composed and conducted by Carl Davis! Restored from premier quality original 35mm film! This edition of The Chaplin Mutual Comedies has been restored from the finest surviving 35mm film elements, with additions and improvements from new film materials which have surfaced since Image's previous edition. FEATURED FILMS: THE FLOORWALKER - THE FIREMAN - THE VAGABOND - ONE A.M. - THE COUNT - THE PAWN SHOP - BEHIND THE SCREEN - THE RINK - EASY STREET - THE CURE - THE IMMIGRANT - THE ADVENTURER SPECIAL FEATURES: The Gentleman Tramp: This 1975 feature-length film made from the life and work of Charlie Chaplin is narrated by Walter Matthau, with excerpts from My Autobiography read by Laurence Olivier, excerpts from the great Chaplin features, Chaplin family home movies, and scenes of Chaplin at home near Vevey, Switzerland. "This delightful film has captured the quintessence of the artist and his art and has done so in terms accessible to everyone." (The New York Times). Chaplin's Goliath: 1996 Oscar-winnning documentarian Kevin MacDonald reveals the story of Eric Campbell, the huge Scottish actor who achieved screen immortality as the "heavy" in the Chaplin Mutual comedies. "The Mutual-Chaplin Specials," an appreciation by Jeffrey Vance, author of Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema "Making The Gentleman Tramp," a reminisence by Richard Patterson Stills Gallery: This amazing DVD-ROM gallery contains more than ninety superb, rare images from the collection of Jeffrey Vance, many of them behind-the-scenes shots never before published!

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5.0 out of 5 stars More missing footage found!, June 24, 2006

By	Paul J. Mular (San Carlos, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

David Shepard gave a sneak preview of these new DVDs at the Niles-Essanay Film Museum's Edison Theater on June 23,2006. I must say that while the last DVD restoration was great, this one keeps that same excellent film transfer, but adds more missing footage & title/dialogue cards from newly discovered prints.

ONE AM has the biggest improvement with a total of over 7 minutes of additional footage, I was not able to do a side-by-side comparison but there were scenes I did not remember. I do not want to spoil the comedy surprises of new footage here, you will have to enjoy it yourself.

Other shorts such as THE RINK included new comedy bits and title / dialogue cards that helped the flow & understanding of the story.

The bottom line is that this restoration does not improve on the already sharper picture quality of the previous release, but it does add missing footage not seen in the U.S. since the films' original releases.

UPDATE 7/20:
I have now had a chance to do a syncronized side-by-side comparison. While all of the other shorts are restored as mentioned above, adding new footage to the existing transfer, ONE AM is a totally new transfer.

My reaction to this new transfer is mixed. The big plus is a total of 7 minutes of new material added through out the short! In addition, the old transfer was from a print that was matted on the sides to add a soundtrack, causing a tall & thin picture. This new transfer restores the original square framed picture, adding to the sides of the picture. The negative side to this new transfer is that the complete full frame print is from a negative that is a couple more generations away from the original camera negative. This is most noticable in the opening (and longer) taxi scene. Picture details in the taxi are lost in the blacks, where the older transfer shows some vehicle details.

In a conversation I had with David, he said that trying to add the new footage to the existing footage on this title was too jarring, plus the sides of the picture were missing on the old transfer. The decision was made to go with the complete print for the whole transfer. It should be noted that the bulk of the short that takes place inside the house does not look bad and the benefits of the added picture to the sides are a big plus in keeping the new transfer.

David also stated that he was working on restoring Chaplin's Keystone comedies! If it is a David Shepard project, it is well worth getting.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive Mutual collection of all the Mutual collections, December 10, 2006

By	Snorre Smari Mathiesen (Norway) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Chaplin's Mutual-two-reelers, which by many are looked upon as the comedian's noblest work, have been brought out on video and DVD several times, always with variable quality. Some have been good, others weak.

I once heard a proverb which fascinated me, "The biggest enemy to great, is good." Well then, CHAPLIN MUTUAL COMEDIES: RESTORED 90TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION is not among the good sets; it is the greatest one out there. Not only does it include clear prints of the twelve pearls, all with beautiful musical scores composed by Carl Davis -- several of the movies, such as ONE A.M. and THE RINK, also have recently discovered footage added, available for the first time since their original release in 1916-17. This makes the collection very well worth to get even if you own all of the movies from before, like I do.

Oh well, the set would be a treat anyway, because of the special features, which actually could have worked as its own release. Especially interesting are two rarely-seen documentaries. The first one of them, THE GENTLEMAN TRAMP (78 min.) from 1975 --which I'd tried to find for years-- is narrated by Laurence Oliver, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, and includes numbers of home movies, archive footage, etc. The second documentary, CHAPLIN'S GOLIATH (54 min.) from 1996 covers the life of Eric Campbell, the heavy Scotsman who played the villain in each one of Chaplin's Mutual-comedies. Also included are two fine and very interesting booklets: "The Chaplin Mutuals" by Jeffrey Vance and "The Making of The Gentleman Tramp" by Richard Patterson.

My only complaint is that while the music is very good --beautiful, really-- and fits the films wonderfully, there are a few times that I think it sounds a little too dramatic or melancholic when it, in my opinion, rather should be amusing; especially in ONE A.M. But that's just according to my taste.

Sadly, there still seems to be certain footage missing available elsewhere even in this set, especially in THE CURE. However, this is the closest to perfection anyone has come yet and is, needless to say, a "must" to every Chaplin-fan. Well worth the money!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Chaplin's Finest Work, July 9, 2008

By	Scott Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

When Charlie Chaplin signed with the Mutual Film Company in 1916, he became the highest-paid performer at that time (with an annual salary of $670,000) and produced a dozen two-reelers that served as a blueprint for the rest of his career. The Mutuals captured the essence of Chaplin's serio-comic brilliance while revealing an artist at his creative peak. A stronger sense of ensemble was evident in the menacing presence of Eric Campbell, who became regarded as the ideal Chaplin heavy. "Easy Street" and "The Immigrant" (both 1917) represent the comedian's first masterpieces - incorporating social criticism that foreshadowed his feature-length efforts. The rough-edged quality of the Keystone and Essanay shorts has been replaced by a more polished style, with "The Rink" (1916) and "The Cure" (1917) displaying remarkable physical virtuosity. Charlie's later films never matched the exuberance and self-assuredness of that glorious 16-month period when the Little Tramp reached his artistic maturity.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice set!
I was introduced to Chaplin's Mutual comedies as a kid, when I bought an 8mm film copy of "Easy Street" from Blackhawk films back in the late 1960's. I was totally hooked. Read more

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This is just a super collection over all, with the Mutual comedies, Carl Davis scores and nice supplementary material. The added footage is also a real plus. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it
I recently purchased the Restored 90th Anniversary Edition, and I can honestly say I am extremely satisfied with this. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars The evolution of Chaplin as a filmmaker
This set consists of all twelve of the two reel films Charles Chaplin made for the Mutual Film Company in 1916 and 1917, and is a good place to start for people who are curious... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars The essence of Chaplin's art.
It has been 90 years since these great comedies were made (1916-17) and many folks that are new to Chaplin may dismiss them as funny shorts. Read more

Published on August 21, 2007 by Robert G. Martinez

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This is the best I've ever seen the mutuals looking. If you've only seen them on a cheapie DVD with the same Duke Ellington jazz tune played on every film, you don't know... Read more

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