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Charlie Chaplin: The Mutual Comedies (short) (Blu-ray) (1916-1917)
The 12 films by Chaplin at the Mutual Film Corporation, the most inventive and liberating era of his career.Director: Charles Chaplin
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
The Films (with Play All function)
- "The Floorwalker" (1916)
-- 1. Music by Gabriel Thibaudeau
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Antonio Coppola
- "The Fireman" (1916)
-- 1. Original Fotoplayer Music and Sound Effects Played and Adapted by Robert Israel
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Neil Brand
- "The Vagabond" (1916)
-- 1. Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Antonio Coppola
- "One A.M." (1916)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Gabriel Thibaudeau
- "The Count" (1916)
-- 1. Music by Donald Sosin, Peter Breiner, and Richard A. Whiting
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Neil Brand
- "The Pawnshop" (1916)
-- 1. Music by Winston Sharples & Gene Rodemich/Adaptation by Eric Beheim & Robert Israel
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Donald Sosin
- "Behind the Screen" (1916)
-- 1. Music by Robert Israel
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Antonio Coppola
- "The Rink" (1916)
-- 1. Music by Antonio Coppola
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Maud Nelissen
- "Easy Street" (1917)
-- 1. Music by Neil Brand
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Donald Sosin
- "The Cure" (1917)
-- 1. Music by Stephen Horne
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Maud Nelissen
- "The Immigrant" (1917)
-- 1. Music by Timothy Brock
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Donald Sosin
- "The Adventurer" (1917)
-- 1. Music by Robert Israel
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Neil Brand
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
"The Birth of The Tramp" 2013 documentary (63 min)
"Chaplin's Goliath" 1996 documentary (55 min)
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Steelbook
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Notes:Includes a 28-page illustrated booklet with rare, behind the scenes images, and extensive essay by film historian and author Jeffrey Vance (Chaplin: Genius of Cinema).
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Extras:* "Chaplin" (144:39)
"Strolling into the Sunset" featurette (7:29)
"Chaplin the Hero" featurette (6:05)
"The Most Famous Man in the World" featurette (5:27)
Image Gallery (6:16) (1080p)
Charlie Chaplin Mutual Comedies Shorts (119:36) (720p 50hz)
- "The Cure" (1917) (20:00)
- "The Floorwalker" (1916) (20:49)
- "The Vagabond" (1916) (19:31)
- "Behind the Screen" (1916) (20:28)
- "The Fireman" (1916) (19:29)
- "The Rink" (1916) (19:19)
Theatrical Trailer (2:08) -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:720p AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in 480i except where noted.
Case mistakenly states region B only.
The Mutual Films are the reissued Van Beuren Studios versions re-scored with new music, removed intertitles, and sped up framerate.
The transfers are upscaled, taken from a standard definition analog source from Blackhawk Films. -
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Extras:DISC TWO
The Films
- "The Floorwalker" (1916) (27:45)
- "The Fireman" (1916) (24:49)
- "The Vagabond" (1916) (25:19)
- "One A.M." (1916) (25:48)
- "The Count" (1916) (23:38)
- "The Pawnshop" (1916) (25:08)
"The Birth of the Tramp" 2013 documentary (60:19)
"His Regeneration" 1915 short film (14:55)
Filmographies (5 text screens,in Spanish)
DISC TWO
The Films
- "Behind the Screen" (1916) (23:51)
- "The Rink" (1916) (24:27)
- "Easy Street" (1917) (25:36)
- "The Cure" (1917) (24:58)
- "The Immigrant" (1917) (23:39)
- "The Adventurer" (1917) (25:22)
Bonus Short Films
- "Fatty's New Role" (1915) (11:04)
- "Fatty's Spooning Days" (1915) (8:50)
- "Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair" (1915) (9:55)
- "The Musical Marvel" (1917) (11:17)
- "Triple Trouble" (1918) (22:59)
- "Charlie's White Elephant" (1916) (7:07) -
Subtitles:Portuguese, Spanish (optional) for English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The documentary is in French with optional Portuguese and Spanish subtitles.
Music scores composed by Carl Davis.
Cover wrongly states Region B only. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Films (with Play All function) (162:05)
- "The Floorwalker" (1916) (29:25)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Music by Gabriel Thibaudeau
-- 3. Improvisational Piano by Antonio Coppola
- "The Fireman" (1916) (26:26)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Original Fotoplayer Music and Sound Effects Played and Adapted by Robert Israel
-- 3. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Neil Brand
- "The Vagabond" (1916) (26:49)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
-- 3. Improvisational Piano by Antonio Coppola
- "One A.M." (1916) (27:26)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Improvisational Piano by Gabriel Thibaudeau
- "The Count" (1916) (25:15)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Music by Donald Sosin, Peter Breiner, and Richard A. Whiting
-- 3. Improvisational Piano by Neil Brand
- "The Pawnshop" (1916) (26:42)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Music by Winston Sharples & Gene Rodemich/Adaptation by Eric Beheim & Robert Israel
-- 3. Improvisational Piano by Donald Sosin
Audio commentary for "The Floorwalker" by Frank Scheide
Audio commentary for "The Fireman" by Glenn Mitchell
Audio commentary for "The Vagabond" by Glenn Mitchell
Audio commentary for "One A.M." by Dan Kamin
Audio commentary for "The Count" by Frank Scheide
Audio commentary for "The Pawnshop" by Dan Kamin
"Chaplin Signs the Mutual Contract" 1916 newsreel (0:34)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
The Films (with Play All function) (157:03)
- "Behind the Screen" (1916) (25:23)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Music by Robert Israel
-- 3. Improvisational Piano by Antonio Coppola
- "The Rink" (1916) (25:54)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Music by Antonio Coppola
-- 3. Improvisational Piano by Maud Nelissen
- "Easy Street" (1917) (27:11)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Music by Neil Brand
-- 3. Improvisational Piano by Donald Sosin
- "The Cure" (1917) (26:26)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Music by Stephen Horne
-- 3. Improvisational Piano by Maud Nelissen
- "The Immigrant" (1917) (25:11)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Music by Timothy Brock
-- 3. Improvisational Piano by Donald Sosin
- "The Adventurer" (1917) (26:54)
-- 1. Music by Carl Davis
-- 2. Music by Robert Israel
-- 3. Improvisational Piano by Neil Brand
Audio commentary for "Behind the Screen" by Hooman Mehran
Audio commentary for "The Rink" by Hooman Mehran
Audio commentary for "Easy Street" by Bryony Dixon
Audio commentary for "The Cure" by Glenn Mitchell
Audio commentary for "The Immigrant" by Michael Hayde
Audio commentary for "The Adventurer" by Carl Davis
Interview with Carl Davis (9:19)
"Charlie on the Ocean" (1921) (5:12) -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an 36-page booklet with essays, film credits, and music credits.
The rear cover mistakenly lists a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Flicker Alley for the 2 lengthy documentaries and the UK BFI for the audio commentaries and featurettes, and the additional scores in lossless audio.
Additional information on the Mutual Comedies and its multiple releases can be found at Brenton Films' Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 2.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Flicker Alley - No cuts.
- Blu-ray ALL Chaplin (1992) Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - Yes - Van Beuren reissued versions with some intertitles missing. Includes only 6 of the 12 Mutual Films.
- Blu-ray ALL Spain- Divisa - No cuts.
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts.
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 06/05/15
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/12/17UPDATE LOG:
08/05/15: Initial entry.
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22/06/17: Updated Spain scores, link.
27/12/17: Added Australia.
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