The Idle Class (1921)

USA, 28 min
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Media (1)

Original title The Idle Class
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 1923-03-26

Cast

Charles Chaplin
vagabond / flyktig make

Edna Purviance
försummad fru

Mack Swain
Ednas far

Henry Bergman
den insomade luffaren / gäst i polisuniform

Al Ernest Garcia (as Allan Garcia)
grannen på parksoffan / maskeradgäst

John Rand
golfspelare / maskeradgäst

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Titles

Original title
  • The Idle Class
Swedish release title
  • Fåfäng gå
Distribution title
  • Die müßige Klasse (Tyskland)
  • La classe oisive (Frankrike)
  • Charlot e la maschera di ferro (Italien)
  • Charlot et le masque de fer (Frankrike)
  • Joutilas luokka (Finland)
  • På Fribilett (Danmark)
  • Dagdrivere (Norge)
  • Vacaciones (Spanien)
  • Charlot, amador de golfe (Portugal)
  • Os clássicos vadios (Brasilien)
  • Carlitos de vacaciones (Spanien)
  • のらくら (Japan)
Alternative title
  • Vanity Fair (USA)
Working title
  • Home Again

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Assistant Director
Production Secretary
Unit Publicist
Camera Operator
Musical Arrangement
Dressmaker
Driver

Cast

Charles Chaplin vagabond / flyktig make
Edna Purviance försummad fru
Mack Swain Ednas far
Henry Bergman den insomade luffaren / gäst i polisuniform
Al Ernest Garcia (as Allan Garcia) grannen på parksoffan / maskeradgäst
John Rand golfspelare / maskeradgäst
Rex Storey ficktjuv / maskeradgäst
Lillian McMurray kammarjungfru
Lita Grey (as Lillita McMurray) kammarjungfru
Loyal Underwood maskeradgäst
Mrs. Parker maskeradgäst
Lolita Parker maskeradgäst
Howard Olsen maskeradgäst
Edward Knoblock maskeradgäst
Granville Redmond maskeradgäst
Carlyle Robinson maskeradgäst
Joe Van Meter maskeradgäst
Harry Maynard betjänt
Bruce Belamator statist
William H. Thompson statist
William Hackett statist
Jack Mortimer statist
B.W. McComber statist
Charles Aber statist
Jim Collins statist
Jack Sydney statist
Duffy Kirk statist
Jack Lott statist
George Bastian statist
Howard Johnston statist
Joe Campbell statist
Richard Brewster statist
Mrs. Ross Lang statist
Helene Caverly statist
Margaret Rishell statist
Miss M. Parsons statist
Gertrude Pedlar statist
Ruth Darling statist
Joseph Flores statist
Miss Grace statist
Carl Brown statist
Anita Walton statist
Miss Egbert statist
Laura Anson statist
Catherine Vidor statist
Gladys Webb statist
Mary Land statist
California Truman statist
Marie Crisp statist
Lottie Cruz statist
Helen McMullin statist
Hugh Saxon statist
Harold Kent statist
Harold McNulty statist
Helen McKee statist
Gladys Baxter statist
Dolly Rich statist
Robert Badger statist
Jack Woods statist
C.B. Steele statist
Fred L. Wilson statist
E.C. Holkin statist
Miss Wicks statist
Mary Ann Bennett statist
Harriett Bennett statist
Vera Wilder statist
Ethel Childers statist
Anita Simons statist
Melissa Ledgerwood statist
Nell Foltz statist
Ruth Foster statist
Evelyn Burns statist
Jean Temple statist
Bertha Feducha statist
Pearl Palmer statist
Armand Triller statist
John Underhill statist
John Sweeny statist
George Milo statist
William Moore statist
George Mistler statist
J.A. Beaver statist
Charles Meakin statist
W.R. Denning statist
Lane Chandler statist
L. Swisher statist
R.O. Pennell statist
Jules Hanft statist
Bob Palmer statist
Walter Bacon statist
Art Hanson statist
Harry Tenbrook statist
William Carey statist
Joe Anderson statist
Paul Mertz statist
Clyde McCoy statist

Companies

Production Company Charles Chaplin Film Corp.
Copyright Charles Chaplin Film Corp. 1921-09-06 LP16934
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB First National Pictures 1923
Sandrew Film & Teater AB 1975
Other Company Associated First National Pictures Inc. (distributör i USA 1921)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 31373
Date 1923-03-23
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 595 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.33:1
Sound type Silent
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 18
Length in metres 584 meter
Length in minutes 28 min
Reels 2 reels


Production location

1921-01-29 1921-06-25
Charles Chaplin Studios, 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1921-09-25 USA 28 min
Release in Sweden 1923-03-26 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 28 min
Re-release 1975-11-28 Grand 1 Stockholm Sweden (förfilm till nypremiären av "Chaplins pojke")
TV showing 1980-11-03 TV1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2012-11-03

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 522


Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 5
Album No


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