Charlie at the Sydney Show
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Arthur Tauchert
| Charlie at the Sydney Show | |
|---|---|
 Brisbane Courier 29 July 1916 | |
| Directed by | John Gavin |
| Written by | Agnes Gavin |
| Starring | Ern Vockler Arthur Tauchert |
| Cinematography | Alf Moulton |
Release date |
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Running time | 25 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | Silent film |
Charlie at the Sydney Show is a 1916 Australian short film starring Charlie Chaplin impersonator Ern Vockler directed by John Gavin.[2][3]
Unlike many Australian films from the silent era, a copy of this survives almost in its entirety.[4]
A series of adventures happen to "Charlie" as he visits the Sydney Royal Easter Show: he chases a couple of larrikins who have picked the pocket of a man visiting the show, encounters various side-show acts, fights a boxing lady, meets a confidence man, and chases girls. The movie ends with a chance and Charlie driving off with a couple in a motor car.[5][6]
Cast
- Ern Vockler
Production
The film was announced in May 1916. Vocker was a Chaplin impersonator who had been doing a "Chaoplin stunt" in Sydney for the past ten months.[7]
The movie was shot at the Sydney show. It contains the first film appearance of Arthur Tauchert, who was almost killed in an accident during filming.[8]
