The Pilgrim (1923)

A Complete Review of Charles Chaplin's work (14 movies items)

" Cast : Charles Chaplin What was it about? Disguised as a priest, an escaped convict makes his way to Texas. He ends up in a small rural town where the townsfolk mistake him for their new church minister. My two cents: With almost 50 mins of running time, I'm not sure if it should be really considered as a short. Anyway, probably because of the slightly longer running time, they had to come up with a plot which was refreshing. Sure, it was basically still a succession of sketches, sight-"

1001 Movies ... my own version (1920's) (66 movies items)

" Notes: With almost 50 mins of running time, I'm not sure if it should be really considered as a short. Anyway, probably because of the slightly longer running time, they had to come up with a plot which was refreshing. Sure, it was basically still a succession of sketches, sight-gags and other stunts but the end-result was less random and chaotic than usual. It was also interesting that Charles Chaplin played his tramp differently than usual here. Indeed, he was this time a convict, obviously "

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: With almost 50 mins of running time, I'm not sure if it should be really considered as a short. Anyway, probably because of the slightly longer running time, they had to come up with a plot which was refreshing. Sure, it was basically still a succession of sketches, sight-gags and other stunts but the end-result was less random and chaotic than usual. It was also interesting that Charles Chaplin played his tramp differently than usual here. Indeed, he was this time a convict, obviously "

A good movie

“By now, I have seen all the full-length features directed by Charles Chaplin but it had been a while since I saw one of his shorts. In fact, with almost 50 mins of running time, I'm not sure if it should be really considered as a short. Anyway, probably because of the slightly longer running time, they had to come up with a plot which was refreshing. Sure, it was basically still a succession of sketches, sight-gags and other stunts but the end-result was less random and chaotic than usual. It was also interesting that Charles Chaplin played his tramp differently than usual here. Indeed, he was this time a convict, obviously a thief, who was drinking and smoking. Sure, he was still not a full-blown villain or a real thug but I think there was still a big difference with his classic naïve t” read more

Top Ten Performances - Charlie Chaplin (13 movies items)

" as The Pilgrim & Lefty Lombard "

“(OK) Chaplin reached maturity in the early 20's. Here you have simple gags but bitter ironic depiction of a community devoted to a false priest, himself...” read more

Mustanaamio7's Movie Diary 2019 (251 movies items)

"18.3. 2019 A famous French film critic Andre Bazin considered Chaplin's "The Pilgrim" to be one of the Top-10 best movies of all time, which is completely understandable, since Chaplin didn't waste even a single second when he made the film. This time Chaplin plays The Pilgrim, who is an escaped convict trying to start a new life as he is hiding from authorities. The main character disguises himself as a parson and after a series of misunderstandings and suprising situations he meets his old ce"