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Charlie Chaplin's "The Immigrant" (1917)

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"The Immigrant" is another one of Charlie Chaplin's short comedies, featuring Edna Purviance, a star of Silent Hall of Fame.

"The Immigrant" was added to the National Film Registry in 1998 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Directed by             Charlie Chaplin
Produced by     Lone Star Corporation
Scenario by           Charlie Chaplin
Starring Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell
Cinematography    Roland H. Totheroh and W.C. Foster
Distributed by Mutual Film Corporation
Release date         June 17, 1917
Running time 24 min.
Country          United States
Language    Silent film, English intertitles

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