
Charlie burns a count's trousers while ironing them and is fired. The tailor finds an invitation to dinner at Miss Moneybags and goes in place of the count. Charlie goes to the kitchen of the same house; he is attracted to the cook, and so are the butler and a policeman. Once discovered by the tailor-count, Charlie must pretend to be the count's secretary. The real count shows up.... (Full plot summary below)
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Charlie burns a count's trousers while ironing them and is fired. The tailor finds an invitation to dinner at Miss Moneybags and goes in place of the count. Charlie goes to the kitchen of the same house; he is attracted to the cook, and so are the butler and a policeman. Once discovered by the tailor-count, Charlie must pretend to be the count's secretary. The real count shows up.
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| User ReviewJohn AThis Mutual had me in a fit of hysterical giggles as only Chaplin can produce. It's a good mix of the destruction of lavish set pieces, barbaric slapstick and societal role reversal, placing Charlie in a bourgeoise party mansion only to reveal that his lower-class manners don't quite mesh properly. The dance sequence is the best in a series of well-timed routines the film has to offer, with the tramp and Eric Campbell getting competitive and trying to keep it discreet. The film builds and builds until its perfect finale in which the tramp lets the rich have it, and sticks it to the police as well. |
| User ReviewHans J. EIf you've read through my latest pages here on RT, you might have noticed that I've watched a lot of Charlie Chaplin lately. I am not sure how many of his films I've seen this far (I need to make a count), but I am certain that I have passed 50. This one titled The Count was alright. |
| User ReviewKevin M. WThe story here, that of a tailor's assistant who's fired and thereafter finds himself accidentally hobnobbing among "the rich", is a slight affair only meant to hang Chaplin's comedy on. So we get a scene of him nervously measuring a well-endowed woman, quarreling with his oversized boss, and over-pretending airs while dining in society, plus the practically guaranteed chase scene. Nothing stupendous, only a master honing his skills, building on what was to come. |