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Modern Times

Charlie Chaplin's iconic character, the Tramp, navigates the challenges of adapting to a rapidly changing industrial world, ultimately finding comfort and companionship with a compassionate and enterprising young woman who is also struggling to make ends meet.

In this satirical comedy, Charlie Chaplin's final silent film, made during the transition to sound, critiques modern society's obsession with technology and progress. The film follows Charlie's misadventures as he struggles to keep up with a production line, is mistaken for a communist, and becomes embroiled in a series of chaotic events, ultimately challenging the status quo.

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Main Cast

Paulette GoddardA Gamin

Henry BergmanCafe Proprietor

Tiny SandfordBig Bill

Chester ConklinMechanic

Hank MannBurglar

Stanley BlystoneGamin's Father

Al Ernest GarciaPresident of the Electro Steel Corp.

Richard AlexanderPrison Cellmate

Cecil Reynolds

Cecil ReynoldsMinister

Mira McKinneyMinister's Wife

Murdock MacQuarrieJ. Widdecombe Billows

Wilfred LucasJuvenile Officer

Edward LeSaintSheriff Couler

Fred MalatestaCafe Head Waiter

Sammy SteinTurbine Operator

Ted Oliver

Ted OliverBillows' Assistant

Norman Ainsley

Norman AinsleyBillows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Walter BaconShopkeeper (uncredited)

Bobby BarberWorker (uncredited)

Heinie ConklinAssembly Line Worker Next to Big Bill (uncredited)

Gloria DeHavenGamin's Sister (uncredited)

Pat FlahertyJail Guard (uncredited)

Frank HagneyShipbuilder (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck HamiltonWorker (uncredited)

Pat HarmonPaddywagon Policeman (uncredited)

Lloyd IngrahamFrustrated Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Walter James

Walter JamesAssembly Line Foreman (uncredited)

Jack Low

Jack LowWorker (uncredited)

Buddy MessingerCigar Counterman (uncredited)

Bruce Mitchell

Bruce MitchellPaddy Wagon Policeman (uncredited)

Frank MoranConvict (uncredited)

James C. MortonAssembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)

Louis NatheauxBurglar (uncredited)

J. C. NugentDepartment Store Section Manager (uncredited)

Russ PowellGypsy in Police Patrol Wagon (uncredited)

John RandWaiter (uncredited)

Harry WilsonWorker (uncredited)

Charles ChaplinA Factory Worker

Creators

Charlie ChaplinDirector, Screenplay

Modern Times Videos

Peter Bogdanovich on Charlie Chaplin Film MODERN TIMES

Peter Bogdanovich on Charlie Chaplin Film MODERN TIMES

Modern Times (1936) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Modern Times (1936) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

TCM Comments on Modern Times (1936)

TCM Comments on Modern Times (1936)

Info about Modern Times

Studio(s): Charles Chaplin Productions

Originally Released: United States, Feb 25, 1936

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $1,800,000.00

Budget: $1,500,000.00

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Romance

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