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Charlie at the Sydney Show

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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox film

| name = Charlie at the Sydney Show

| image =

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| director = John Gavin

| producer =

| writer = Agnes Gavin

| based_on =

| narrator =

| starring = Ern Vockler
Arthur Tauchert

| cinematography = Alf Moulton

| editing =

| distributor =

| studio =

| released =

| runtime = 25 minutes

| country = Australia

| language = Silent film

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'Charlie at the Sydney Show' is a 1916 Australian short film starring Charlie Chaplin impersonator Ern Vockler.[https://archive.today/20130202133153/http://www.silentcomedians.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1785&sid=d6a962eb9bdf29ed74177e9db7e74a1e 'Australian Chaplin Impersonator' at SilentComedians.com]

Unlike many Australian films from the silent era, a copy of this survives almost in its entirety.[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Id%3A366083 Id%3A9133;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 'Charlie at the Sydney Show'] at National Film and Sound Archive

Plot



A series of adventures happen to "Charlie" as he visits the Sydney Royal Easter Show: he chases a couple of larrikins who have picked the pocket of a man visiting the show, encounters various side-show acts, fights a boxing lady, meets a confidence man, and chases girls. The movie ends with a chance and Charlie driving off with a couple in a motor car.

Production



The movie was shot at the Sydney show. It contains the first film appearance of Arthur Tauchert, who was almost killed in an accident during filming.[http://ozvta.com/practitioners-t/ Arthur Tauchert] at Australian Variety Theatre Archive

Reception



The critic from 'Punch' praised the film saying:

Mr. Gavin had unearthed a comedian of undoubted talent, who, with only slightly more experience in "Movie" acting, will soon eclipse the majority of the efforts, of comedians playing in imported films, and even aspire to be the equal of the great Charlie Chaplin himself. Mr. Gavin is to be congratulated on giving the public a decided novelty in films, and also on the extraordinarily heavy bookings he had already received for the exhibition of the picture in the N.S.W. shows. The scenario... contains many humorous situations... whilst the photo graphy... is quite equal to anything yet screened in Sydney.


References




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