Edna Purviance
1) The kid
Series
Criterion collection volume 799
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
None
Description
The Tramp and his ragamuffin sidekick, a young boy rescued from the streets, triumph over life's hard knocks in the landmark film that changed the notion of what a screen comedy could be.
Series
Publisher
DSSP Inc
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
The kid: Considered one of Charlie Chaplin's best films, The Kid also made a star of little Jackie Coogan, who plays a boy cared for by The Tramp when he's abandoned by his mother, Edna (Edna Purviance). Later, Edna has a change of heart and circumstances and aches to be reunited with her son. When she finds him and wrests him from The Tramp, it makes for what turned out be one of the most heart-wrenching scenes ever included in a comedy.
Tillie's...
Language
English
Description
The rink: Chaplin plays a waiter who spends his time at the skating rink, where his skill and grace lead to possible romance, and unfortunate mishaps.
The immigrant: En route by boat, immigrant Chaplin tries to make the best of the rough seas. He befriends a woman and appoints himself her protector.
Tillie's punctured romance: A con artist talks an innocent lass into taking her dad's savings and running off to the city with him.
The vagabond: The...
Publisher
VINA Distributor
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
None
Description
Sunnyside: A handyman works on a farm from early in the morning until late at night. There's barely time to eat, let alone figure out how to woo the neighbor's daughter, Edna. When a city slicker crashes his car and ends up in Edna's care, the handyman is rejected for trying to be more like him to get Edna's attention.
A Day's Pleasure: Father takes the family for a drive in their dilapidated Model-T, but trouble looms to try and ruin their day...