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Charlie Chaplin: The Mutual Comedies

The Adventurer

27m

Directed by Charles Chaplin • 1917 • United States
Starring Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell

Charlie Chaplin plays an escaped convict in his final film at Mutual, which also marked the last screen appearance by the Little Tramp’s frequent antagonist Eric Campbell, who died in a car accident shortly after filming.

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