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A father takes his family for an outing, which turns out to be a ridiculous trial.A father takes his family for an outing, which turns out to be a ridiculous trial.A father takes his family for an outing, which turns out to be a ridiculous trial.
Charles Chaplin
- Father
- (as Charlie Chaplin)
C. Allen
- Jazz Musician
- (uncredited)
Naomi Bailey
- Boat Passenger
- (uncredited)
Sallie Barr
- Boat Passenger
- (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
- Captain
- (uncredited)
- …
True Boardman
- Boy on Boat
- (uncredited)
James Bryson
- Boat Passenger
- (uncredited)
Bliss Chevalier
- Woman on Street Corner
- (uncredited)
Jackie Coogan
- Smallest Boy
- (uncredited)
Dixie Doll
- Girl on Boat
- (uncredited)
Charles S. Drew
- Boat Passenger
- (uncredited)
Elmer Ellsworth
- Boat Passenger
- (uncredited)
- …
Marion Feducha
- Small Boy
- (uncredited)
Leroy Finnegan
- Boat Passenger
- (uncredited)
Mrs. Fowler
- Boat Passenger
- (uncredited)
Warren Gilbert
- Boat Passenger
- (uncredited)
- …
J.A. Irvin
- Jazz Musician
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe house the family appears from is in reality Charles Chaplin's office.
- Goofs(at around 2 mins) As Father (Charles Chaplin) struggles with the cantankerous car, a pedestrian comes into view on the far sidewalk in the background. Either realizing a film is being shot or waved off by the crew, he turns around and walks away, but he pauses to look back over his shoulder just before he walks out of sight.
- Quotes
Title Card: Everybody's doing it.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
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A pleasant day
Am a big fan of Charlie Chaplin, have been for over a decade now. Many films and shorts of his are very good to masterpiece, and like many others consider him a comedy genius and one of film's most important and influential directors.
From his period after Mutual, 'A Day's Pleasure' is not one of his very best and not even among the best of this particular period. As said with many of his post-Keystone efforts, it shows a noticeable step up in quality though from his Keystone period, where he was still evolving and in the infancy of his long career. The Essanay and Mutual periods were something of Chaplin's adolescence period where his style had been found and starting to settle. After Mutual the style had properly settled and the cinematic genius emerged. Something that can be seen in 'A Day's Pleasure' though other efforts do it better.
The story is slight and a bit too busy and manic in places. It does get bogged down at times by padding and a few scenes that don't serve a lot of purpose. Not all the sequences work either.
It is agreed that the part with the rocking boat is far too exaggerated and doesn't look good or fit.
On the other hand, 'A Day's Pleasure' looks good, not amazing (though the opening shot for early Chaplin is remarkable) but it was obvious that Chaplin was taking more time with his work and not churning out countless shorts in the same year of very variable success like he did with Keystone. Appreciate the importance of his Keystone period and there is some good stuff he did there, but the more mature and careful quality seen here and later on is obvious.
'A Day's Pleasure' is very funny and charming, if not one of Chaplin's substance or pathos-filled. Its best moments are hilarious with some clever, entertaining, remarkably inventive and well-timed slapstick and the charm doesn't get over-sentimental. It generally moves quickly and there is little dullness in sight. The second half is both amusing and enchanting and the message isn't laid on too thick and has more potency than one would think.
Chaplin directs more than competently and the cinematic genius quality is emerging. He also, as usual, gives a playful and expressive performance and at clear ease with the physicality and substance of the role. The support is good and the chemistry charms.
Overall, good but not great. 7/10 Bethany Cox
From his period after Mutual, 'A Day's Pleasure' is not one of his very best and not even among the best of this particular period. As said with many of his post-Keystone efforts, it shows a noticeable step up in quality though from his Keystone period, where he was still evolving and in the infancy of his long career. The Essanay and Mutual periods were something of Chaplin's adolescence period where his style had been found and starting to settle. After Mutual the style had properly settled and the cinematic genius emerged. Something that can be seen in 'A Day's Pleasure' though other efforts do it better.
The story is slight and a bit too busy and manic in places. It does get bogged down at times by padding and a few scenes that don't serve a lot of purpose. Not all the sequences work either.
It is agreed that the part with the rocking boat is far too exaggerated and doesn't look good or fit.
On the other hand, 'A Day's Pleasure' looks good, not amazing (though the opening shot for early Chaplin is remarkable) but it was obvious that Chaplin was taking more time with his work and not churning out countless shorts in the same year of very variable success like he did with Keystone. Appreciate the importance of his Keystone period and there is some good stuff he did there, but the more mature and careful quality seen here and later on is obvious.
'A Day's Pleasure' is very funny and charming, if not one of Chaplin's substance or pathos-filled. Its best moments are hilarious with some clever, entertaining, remarkably inventive and well-timed slapstick and the charm doesn't get over-sentimental. It generally moves quickly and there is little dullness in sight. The second half is both amusing and enchanting and the message isn't laid on too thick and has more potency than one would think.
Chaplin directs more than competently and the cinematic genius quality is emerging. He also, as usual, gives a playful and expressive performance and at clear ease with the physicality and substance of the role. The support is good and the chemistry charms.
Overall, good but not great. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Jun 25, 2018
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