A Burlesque on Carmen
A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.
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Charlie Chaplin's 48th Film Released Dec. 18 1915 Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen was Chaplin's 13th film for Essanay Films. It was released in 1915 and then later recut into a different version in 1916. Charlie Chaplin played Dain Hosiery and Edna Purviance played Carmen. Carmen was very popular at this time and one of the reasons Chaplin decided to create his own comedy version on the opera. Theda Bara had recently played the part in a film version in 1915. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0005077/
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- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Starring
- Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jack Henderson, Ben Turpin, Leo White, John Rand, May White, Bud Jamison
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