Sunnyside is a 1919

1919 in film

The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...

 short silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 written, directed and starring 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...

. It was his third film for First National Pictures.

Plot summary

Chaplin plays a handyman at a hotel. His love interest in the village is the girl played by 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:...

. A young man from the city arrives and appears to have an eye for Edna too. Chaplin tries to win her back.

Reception

Sunnyside was produced during a time when, by all accounts, Chaplin's state of creativity was low. It was met with indifference by critics during its original theatrical run. The June 16, 1919 issue of the New York Times contains this review:

Cast

• Charles Chaplin - Farm handyman
• 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:...
  
   - Village Belle
• Tom Wilson
  Tom Wilson (actor)
  Tom Wilson was an American film actor. He appeared in 254 films between 1915 and 1963. He was born in Helena, Montana, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Little Marie...
  
   - Boss
• Henry Bergman
  Henry Bergman
  Henry Bergman was an American actor of stage and film, known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin....
  
   - Villager and Edna's Father
• Tom Wood - Fat Boy
• Loyal Underwood
  Loyal Underwood
  Loyal Underwood was an American stock actor for Charlie Chaplin's film studio.Underwood's movie debut was in The Count, a 1916 Chaplin short film created for the Mutual Film Corporation...
  
   - Fat Boy's Father
• Tammie Harding Barlow - Dancer #3

External links

• Sunnyside at Internet Archive
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