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Police (1916)
Short | 34 min | Comedy, Short

Police (1916)

Short | 34 min | Comedy, Short

Charles Chaplin, a convict, is given $5.00 and released from prison after having served his term. He meets a man of the church who makes him weep for his sins and while he is weeping takes the $5.00 away from him. Chaplin goes to a fruit ...See moreCharles Chaplin, a convict, is given $5.00 and released from prison after having served his term. He meets a man of the church who makes him weep for his sins and while he is weeping takes the $5.00 away from him. Chaplin goes to a fruit stand and samples the fruit. When he goes to pay for it he finds his $5.00 is missing. This results in a battle with the fruit dealer, but Chaplin finally escapes. He is held up by a footpad and finds it is his former cellmate. He is inveigled into joining him in robbing a house. They put a police officer out of commission with a mallet and stack up the silverware. They then start upstairs to search the upper rooms, but are met by a young woman who implores them to leave because her mother is ill and fears the shock will kill her. Chaplin's heart is touched but the footpad insists on ransacking the house. This results in a battle between the footpad and Chaplin. While they are fighting, a squad of police arrives. The footpad makes his escape, but the police capture Chaplin. The woman of the house, however, saves him by telling the police he is her husband. She gives him a dollar and he leaves. He goes to a lodging house and in order to save his dollar from thieves puts it in his mouth, swallowing it while he sleeps. A crook robs all the men in the lodging house but Chaplin takes the money away from him, and also the rings his "pal" had stolen. This starts a battle in which all join. Chaplin flees. In order to do a good turn to the woman who had saved him from the police, he takes her rings back. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Charles Chaplin Convict 999 Alias Charlie Convict 999 Alias Charlie See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
Edna Purviance The Girl The Girl See fewer	A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
Wesley Ruggles The Crook The Crook See fewer	London Town (1946)
John Rand The Cop The Cop See fewer	The Circus (1928)
Billy Armstrong The Miser The Miser See fewer	The Bank (1915)
George Cleethorpe Policeman at Station with Moustache (uncredited) Policeman at Station with Moustache (uncredited) See fewer	Any Night (1922)
Fred Goodwins Honest Preacher / Policeman with Monocle (uncredited) Honest Preacher / Policeman with Monocle (uncredited) See fewer	The Chinese Puzzle (1919)
Bud Jamison Third Flophouse Customer (uncredited) Third Flophouse Customer (uncredited) See fewer	Three Little Beers (1935)
James T. Kelley Drunk with Pockets Picked / Second Flophouse Customer (uncredited) Drunk with Pockets Picked / Second Flophouse Customer (uncredited) See fewer	Among Those Present (1921)
Paddy McGuire Fifth Flophouse Customer (uncredited) Fifth Flophouse Customer (uncredited) See fewer	A Broadway Cowboy (1920)
'Snub' Pollard First Flophouse Customer (uncredited) First Flophouse Customer (uncredited) See fewer	Rollin' Plains (1938)
Leo White Fruitseller / Flop House Manager / Policeman (uncredited) Fruitseller / Flop House Manager / Policeman (uncredited) See fewer	Blood and Sand (1922)