The Idle Class

1921 · directed by Charlie Chaplin

Rating

82/100

Hit

yes

At an upper class golf resort, a tramp discovers he's the lookalike of a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife.

The Idle Class (1921), directed by Charlie Chaplin, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Charlie Chaplin
• Edna Purviance
• Henry Bergman
• Al Ernest Garcia
• Lita Grey
• Lillian McMurray
• John Rand
• Rex Storey
• Mack Swain
• Armand Triller

Crew

• Roland Totheroh — Director of Photography
• Charlie Chaplin — Editor
• Charlie Chaplin — Writer

More from Charlie Chaplin

1. City Lights (1931) — 99/100 · hit
2. The Gold Rush (1925) — 95/100 · hit
3. Modern Times (1936) — 89/100 · hit
4. The Kid (1921) — 89/100 · hit
5. The Great Dictator (1940) — 87/100 · hit
6. The Circus (1928) — 85/100 · hit

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