A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
Acting
Chaplin's face does what dialogue never could.
Direction
The rocking boat sequence is pure visual poetry.
Editing
Tight 24 minutes, not a wasted frame.
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Immigrant
Edna Purviance
Immigrant
Eric Campbell
The Head Waiter
Albert Austin
A Diner / Immigrant
Henry Bergman
The Artist
Tom Wilson
Gambler (uncredited)
John Rand
Tipsy diner
Kitty Bradbury
Mother (uncredited)
Loyal Underwood
Passenger (uncredited)
James T. Kelley
Shabby Diner (uncredited)
Frank J. Coleman
Thief / Cashier (uncredited)
William Gillespie
Violinist (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chaplin himself was a British immigrant who arrived in America in 1912 — this was personal.
Released during peak anti-immigrant sentiment; Chaplin snuck radical class commentary into mainstream comedy.
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