Chaplin's Essanay Comedies DVD the film’s startling premise and

the film’s startling premise and stunning set-pieces became merely a tantalizing memory

Length: 70 mins

This set includes the following 34 short films from 1914:

digitally restored by the Deutsche Kinemathek with generous support from the Sunrise Foundation for Education and the Arts

his nine-year-old son is killed in a hit-and-run car accident

Chaplin's Essanay Comedies DVD the film’s startling premise andSTREAM DIGITAL VERSION 2 DISC BLU RAY EDITION In late 1914, Charlie Chaplin was paid the then unprecedented salary of $1,250 per week (with a bonus of $10,000) in exchange for signing a one year contract with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. The resulting 14 films he created for Essanay find Chaplin further experimenting with new cinematic techniques, while continuing to add complexities and pathos into his celebrated Little Tramp character,