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Modern Times (1936)

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8.3/10(3,941 votes)
1h 27m
February 5, 1936
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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Plot Summary

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..

Movie Details

Original Title
Modern Times
Status
released
Original Language
en
Budget
$1.5M
Revenue
$1.8M

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp (A Factory Worker)

Charlie Chaplin

The Tramp (A Factory Worker)

Paulette Goddard as A Gamin

Paulette Goddard

A Gamin

Henry Bergman as Cafe Proprietor

Henry Bergman

Cafe Proprietor

Tiny Sandford as Big Bill

Tiny Sandford

Big Bill

Chester Conklin as Mechanic

Chester Conklin

Mechanic

Hank Mann as Burglar

Hank Mann

Burglar

Stanley Blystone as Gamin's Father

Stanley Blystone

Gamin's Father

Al Ernest Garcia as President of the Electro Steel Corp.

Al Ernest Garcia

President of the Electro Steel Corp.

Richard Alexander as Prison Cellmate

Richard Alexander

Prison Cellmate

Cecil Reynolds as Minister

Cecil Reynolds

Minister

Mira McKinney as Minister's Wife

Mira McKinney

Minister's Wife

Murdock MacQuarrie as J. Widdecombe Billows

Murdock MacQuarrie

J. Widdecombe Billows

Wilfred Lucas as Juvenile Officer

Wilfred Lucas

Juvenile Officer

Edward LeSaint as Sheriff Couler

Edward LeSaint

Sheriff Couler

Fred Malatesta as Cafe Head Waiter

Fred Malatesta

Cafe Head Waiter

Sammy Stein as Turbine Operator

Sammy Stein

Turbine Operator

Juana Sutton as Woman with Buttoned Bosom

Juana Sutton

Woman with Buttoned Bosom

Ted Oliver as Billows' Assistant

Ted Oliver

Billows' Assistant

Norman Ainsley as Billows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)

Norman Ainsley

Billows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)

Walter Bacon as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Production Companies

Charles Chaplin Productions

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