Easy Street (1917)

USA, 26 min
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Basic facts

Original title Easy Street
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 1918-12-30

Cast

Charles Chaplin
en vagabond

Edna Purviance
flicka på missionsstationen

Eric Campbell
gatans skräck

Albert Austin
pastor/ polis

James T. Kelley (as James T. Kelly)
missionsbesökare / polis

Henry Bergman
anarkisttyp som bortför Charlie

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Titles

Original title
  • Easy Street
Swedish release title
  • Lugna gatan
Distribution title
  • Charlot policeman (Frankrike)
  • Charlot en la calle de la paz (Spanien)
  • Leichte Straße (Tyskland)
  • La strada della paura (Italien)
Re-release title
  • Charlie som polis
  • Chaplin i polisen

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Assistant to the Director
Technical Director
Assistant Cameraman
Propman
Driver

Cast

Charles Chaplin en vagabond
Edna Purviance flicka på missionsstationen
Eric Campbell gatans skräck
- Ej krediterade:
Albert Austin pastor/ polis
James T. Kelley (as James T. Kelly) missionsbesökare / polis
Henry Bergman anarkisttyp som bortför Charlie
Loyal Underwood pappa i den fattiga familjen / polis
Charlotte Mineau gatans skräcks fru
Tom Wood polischefen
Lloyd Bacon en morfinist
Leota Bryan mamman i barnfamiljen
Frank J. Coleman polis
Janet Miller Sully missionshusbesökare
John Rand missionshusbesökare / polis
William Gillespie morfinist
Leo White polis
Eric von Stroheim (as Erich von Stroheim Jr.) baby

Companies

Production Company Lone Star Film Corporation
Copyright Lone Star Film Corporation 1917-02-05 LP10507
Other Company Mutual Film Corporation (distributör i USA 1917)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 67122
Date 1944-04-19
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 410 meters


Censorship number 59336
Date 1939-03-17
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 532 meters


Censorship number 19840
Date 1918-07-02
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 482 meters


Censorship number 19614
Date 1918-04-22
Classification Banned
Original length 541 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 536 meter
Length in minutes 26 min
Reels 2 reels


Production location

Chaplin Studios, 1416 N. LaBrea Avenue, Hollywood Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1917-01-22 USA 26 min
Release in Sweden 1918-12-30 Imperial Stockholm Sweden
TV showing 1966-08-04 TV Sweden
1966-08-17 TV Sweden
1975-08-22 TV2 Sweden

Related films

Chaplin regerar (1917) contains Easy Street (1917)
Tjänis, go' vänner! (1931) contains Easy Street (1917)

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


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Duplicate negative
Item base Nitrate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 12
Album No


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