The Adventurer (1917)
The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…
- Date of release
- 1917-10-22
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (159)
- Runtime
- 26m
- Genres
- Comedy, Adventure
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
Casting
- Charlie Chaplin — The Eel / Commodore Slick
- Edna Purviance — Miss Brown - The Girl
- Eric Campbell — The Suitor
- Henry Bergman — Judge Brown - The Father / Docker
- Albert Austin — The Butler
- Marta Golden — Mrs. Brown - The Mother
- Toraichi Kono — Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Phyllis Allen — Governess (uncredited)
- John Rand — Party Guest (uncredited)
- Loyal Underwood — Party Guest (uncredited)
- Monta Bell — Man (uncredited)
- Janet Sully — Marie (uncredited)
Interesting facts
The Adventurer is an American silent short comedy film made in 1917 written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, and is the last of the twelve films made under contract for the Mutual Film Corporation. It is in the public domain.
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