, 1h10 Directed byCharlie Chaplin OriginUSA GenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance ThemesCircus films ActorsAl Ernest Garcia, Charlie Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, George Davis, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford Roles Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) Rating80% At a circus midway, the penniless and hungry Tramp (Chaplin) is mistaken for a condemnable pickpocket and chased by both the police and the real crook (the latter having stashed a stolen wallet and watch in the Tramp's pocket to avoid detection). Running away, the Tramp stumbles into the middle of a performance and unknowingly becomes the hit of the show.
, 1h2 Directed byMax Linder OriginUSA GenresComedy ActorsMax Linder, Alta Allen, Chance Ward, Hugh Saxon Roles The Station Master Rating70% Max Linder returns home drunk after his bachelor party. The next morning, he is awakened by a loud noise. His valet John, while chasing his pretty maid, has broken his mirror. John claims Mary, the maid, dropped a napkin. By the time Max drags himself out of bed, Mary has cleared away the broken glass and John has gotten Max's chef to dress just like their employer. Then, when Max looks into the non-existent glass, the chef mimics his every action. Max finally realizes he is being tricked, but while he is in the other room, John sneaks in a repairman to fix the mirror. Thus when Max flings something at what he thinks is an imposter, he breaks the mirror himself, much to his surprise. Now he fears he has brought seven years bad luck on himself (a well-known superstition).
Claire Martin, un américaine qui étudie les beaux-arts à Paris, reçoit un coup sur la tête qui la transforme en femme aux mœurs dissolues. Elle rencontre Scott Houghton, un artiste peu scrupuleux, qui peint un portrait d'elle très suggestif. Lorsque Houghton tente de la séduire, elle résiste et dans la lutte reçoit un nouveau choc à la tête qui lui rend sa vraie personnalité. Claire retourne en Amérique sans aucun souvenir de sa vie passée, mais quand elle rencontre Houghton lors d'une soirée, il promet de lui rappeler ce passé. Il attire Claire dans sa chambre d'hôtel, mais il y est tué par son neveu avec une telle violence que Claire, traumatisée, croit que c'est elle la coupable. Mais le neveu avoue, Claire est libérée de ce crime et de son passé sordide et est libre de se marier avec son fiancé Howard Kent.
, 50minutes Directed byKing Vidor OriginUSA GenresDrama ActorsFlorence Vidor, Charles Meredith, Zasu Pitts, David Butler, Alfred Allen, Frances Raymond Roles James Bradley Rating53% Donald Trent, le fils du propriétaire d'une usine de métallurgie, ne croit pas à la lutte des classes, et paye sa dette envers les autres en combattant dans les tranchées. À son retour à la maison, il dit à son père qu'il veut commencer par le bas et devient un ouvrier. Il travaille avec son copain de l'armée, le caporal Jimmy, lui-même machiniste. Alors que Donald et sa petite amie Katherine Boone aident Jimmy à soigner sa petite amie malade Jennie Jones, connu sous le nom "The Jazz Kid", Donald apprend que son père est mort et qu'il doit prendre le relais de l'entreprise.
, 1h15 Directed byMack Sennett OriginUSA GenresDrama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance ThemesFilms based on plays ActorsMarie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Charles Bennett, Chester Conklin Roles Shorter Banks Secretary Searching for Tillie (uncredited) Rating61% Chaplin portrays a womanizing city man who meets Tillie (Dressler) in the country after a fight with his girlfriend (Normand). When he sees that Tillie's father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him. In the city, he meets the woman he was seeing already, and tries to work around the complication to steal Tillie's money. He gets Tillie drunk in a restaurant and asks her to let him hold the pocketbook. Since she is drunk, she agrees, and he escapes with his old girlfriend and the money.