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Modern Times 1936 Directed by Charlie Chaplin

He stands alone as the greatest entertainer of modern times! No one on earth can make you laugh as heartily or touch your heart as deeply...the whole world laughs, cries and thrills to his priceless genius!

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Drama , Romance
Production Company Charles Chaplin Productions
Budget $1,500,000
Revenue $1,800,000
Release Date 5 February 1936
87 mins
Cast
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin The Tramp (A Factory Worker)
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard A Gamin
Henry Bergman
Henry Bergman Cafe Proprietor
Tiny Sandford
Tiny Sandford Big Bill
Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin Mechanic
Hank Mann
Hank Mann Burglar
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone Gamin's Father
Al Ernest Garcia
Al Ernest Garcia President of the Electro Steel Corp.
Richard Alexander
Richard Alexander Prison Cellmate
Cecil Reynolds
Cecil Reynolds Minister
Mira McKinney
Mira McKinney Minister's Wife
Murdock MacQuarrie
Murdock MacQuarrie J. Widdecombe Billows
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas Juvenile Officer
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint Sheriff Couler
Fred Malatesta
Fred Malatesta Cafe Head Waiter
Sammy Stein
Sammy Stein Turbine Operator
Juana Sutton
Juana Sutton Woman with Buttoned Bosom
Ted Oliver
Ted Oliver Billows' Assistant
Norman Ainsley
Norman Ainsley Billows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Walter Bacon Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Bobby Barber Worker (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin Assembly Line Worker Next to Big Bill (uncredited)
Gloria DeHaven
Gloria DeHaven Gamin's Sister (uncredited)
Gloria Delson
Gloria Delson Gamin's Sister (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty Jail Guard (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Frank Hagney Shipbuilder (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton Worker (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
Pat Harmon Paddywagon Policeman (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Lloyd Ingraham Frustrated Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Walter James
Walter James Assembly Line Foreman (uncredited)
Edward Kimball
Edward Kimball Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Low
Jack Low Worker (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger
Buddy Messinger Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Bruce Mitchell Paddy Wagon Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Frank Moran Convict (uncredited)
James C. Morton
James C. Morton Assembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)
Dorothy Mueller
Dorothy Mueller Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux
Louis Natheaux Burglar (uncredited)
J. C. Nugent
J. C. Nugent Department Store Section Manager (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Russ Powell Gypsy in Police Patrol Wagon (uncredited)
John Rand
John Rand Waiter (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans
Wyn Ritchie Evans Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson Worker (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Writer
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Producer
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Cinematography
Roland Totheroh
Roland Totheroh
Ira H. Morgan
Ira H. Morgan
Bud Thackery
Bud Thackery
Composer
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Editors
Willard Nico
Willard Nico
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Production Design
Charles D. Hall
Charles D. Hall
Art Direction
J. Russell Spencer
J. Russell Spencer
Makeup Artist
Elizabeth Arden
Elizabeth Arden
Music
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Bernhard Kaun
Bernhard Kaun
Louis Kaufman
Louis Kaufman
Camera Operator
Mark Marlatt
Mark Marlatt
Casting
Al Ernest Garcia
Al Ernest Garcia
Script Supervisor
Della Steele
Della Steele
Lighting
Frank Testera
Frank Testera
Don Donaldson
Don Donaldson
Assistant Directors
Henry Bergman
Henry Bergman
Carter DeHaven
Carter DeHaven
Additional Photography
Max Munn Autrey
Max Munn Autrey