The Pawnshop was Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...

's sixth film for Mutual Film Corporation

Mutual Film

Mutual Film Corporation was an early American motion picture conglomerate best remembered today as the producers of some of Charlie Chaplin's greatest comedies....

. Released on October 2, 1916, it stars Chaplin in the role of assistant to the pawnshop owner, played by Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman was an American actor of stage and film, known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin....

. Edna Purviance

Edna Purviance

Edna Purviance was an American actress during the silent movie era. She was the leading lady in many Charlie Chaplin movies. In a span of eight years, she appeared in over thirty films with Chaplin.-Early life:...

 plays the owner's daughter, while Albert Austin

Albert Austin

Albert Austin was an actor, film star, director and script writer, noted mainly for his work in Charlie Chaplin films. He was the brother of actor William Austin....

 appears as an alarm clock owner who watches Chaplin in dismay as he dismantles the clock; the massive Eric Campbell

Eric Campbell (actor)

Alfred Eric Campbell was an English actor who for many years was wrongly believed to be Scottish....

's character attempts to rob the shop.

This was one of Chaplin's more popular movies for Mutual, mainly for the slapstick

Slapstick

Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense.- Origins :The phrase comes from the batacchio or bataccio — called the 'slap stick' in English — a club-like object composed of two wooden slats used in Commedia dell'arte...

 comedy he was famous for at the time.

Synopsis

Chaplin plays an assistant in a pawnshop run by Bergman. He engages in a slapstick battles with his fellow pawnshop assistant, deals with eccentric customers, and flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter.

One customer, posing as a jewelry buyer, pulls a gun and tries to rob the place. Chaplin disarms him.

Primary cast

• Charles Chaplin: Pawnshop assistant
• Henry Bergman
  Henry Bergman
  Henry Bergman was an American actor of stage and film, known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin....
  
  : Pawnbroker
• Edna Purviance
  Edna Purviance
  Edna Purviance was an American actress during the silent movie era. She was the leading lady in many Charlie Chaplin movies. In a span of eight years, she appeared in over thirty films with Chaplin.-Early life:...
  
  : His daughter
• John Rand
  John Rand (actor)
  John Rand was an American actor who started his film career in the 1910s, and most notably supported Charles Chaplin in over 20 of his subjects.-Selected filmography:*The Pawnshop *Easy Street *Pay Day...
  
  : Pawnshop assistant
• Albert Austin
  Albert Austin
  Albert Austin was an actor, film star, director and script writer, noted mainly for his work in Charlie Chaplin films. He was the brother of actor William Austin....
  
  : Client with clock
• Wesley Ruggles: Client with ring
• Eric Campbell
  Eric Campbell (actor)
  Alfred Eric Campbell was an English actor who for many years was wrongly believed to be Scottish....
  
  : Thief