Chase Me, Charlie
(1917) American
B&W : Seven reels
Directed by Langford Reed + [Charles Chaplin]

Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Leo White

Essanay Film Manufacturing Company [Perfection Pictures] production; distributed (in the United Kingdom in 1917) by Film Booking Offices [British], and (in the USA in 1918) by George Kleine System. / Original scenarios by Charles Chaplin. Original cinematography by Harry Ensign. Intertitles by Langford Reed. Edited by H.G. Doncaster. / © 29 March 1918 by Essanay Film Manufacturing Company [LP12282]. Released in 1917 (in the United Kingdom at seven reels). Released (in the USA) 8 April 1918 (at five reels). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Compilation film of footage from Essanay shorts, includes footage from His New Job (1915), The Tramp (1915), By the Sea (1915), A Woman (1915), A Night Out (1915), In the Park (1915), The Champion (1915), Work (1915), The Bank (1915) and Shanghaied (1915). The original short films were directed by Charles Chaplin.

Comedy.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.0646.

Survival Status: Print exists.

Listing updated: 27 December 2004.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.0646; Baer-Film p. 45; Gifford-British n. 06418.