Police (1916)

USA, 30 min
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Basic facts

Original title Police
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 1920-03-15

Cast

Charles Chaplin
en vagabond, f.d. fånge nr 999

Edna Purviance
den unga hemmadottern

Wesley Ruggles
fängelsekund / tjuv

James T. Kelley (as James T. Kelly)
bestulet fyllo / andra mannen på natthärbärget

Leo White
fruktmånglare / natthärbärgsföreståndare / en polis

John Rand
polis

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Titles

Original title
  • Police
Swedish release title
  • Polis! Polis!
Distribution title
  • Charlot cambrioleur (Frankrike)
  • Chaplin som indbrudstyv (Danmark)
Alternative title
  • Charlie på villovägar
  • Hans bättre jag
  • Chaplins bättre jag
  • Charlie in the Police (USA)
  • Housebreaker
  • Charlie the Burglar

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Assistant Director

Cast

Charles Chaplin en vagabond, f.d. fånge nr 999
Edna Purviance den unga hemmadottern
Wesley Ruggles fängelsekund / tjuv
James T. Kelley (as James T. Kelly) bestulet fyllo / andra mannen på natthärbärget
Leo White fruktmånglare / natthärbärgsföreståndare / en polis
John Rand polis
Fred Goodwins äkta predikant / polis med monokel
Billy Armstrong falsk predikant / andra polisen
Snub Pollard (as Harry Pollard) första mannen på natthärbärget
Bud Jamison tredje mannen på natthärbärget
Paddy McGuire femte mannen på natthärbärget
George Cleethorpe polis på stationen med mustasch

Companies

Production Company The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Copyright The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company 1916-05-09 LP8269

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 86201
Date 1955-05-13
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 610 meters


Censorship number 59185
Date 1939-02-18
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 625 meters


Censorship number 45510
Date 1930-10-30
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 528 meters


Censorship number 45416
Date 1930-10-14
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 354 meters


Censorship number 21852
Date 1919-06-17
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 554 meters


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 625 meter
Length in minutes 30 min
Reels 2 reels


Production location

1916 1916
Reliance-Majestic Studios, 4516 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1916-03-27 USA 30 min
Release in Sweden 1920-03-15 Stora Teatern Stockholm Sweden
1920-03-15 BiografPalatset Stockholm Sweden
TV showing 1966-06-05 TV Sweden
1975-07-25 TV2 Sweden

Related films

Charlie Chaplin 8 (1995) contains Police (1916)
Chaplins äventyr till lands och sjöss (1930) contains Police (1916)
Flicker Flashbacks No 4 (1943) Police (1916)

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 16 mm


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 1
Album No


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