🎬 Charlie Chaplin in The Floorwalker (1916) | First Escalator Chase in Film History!
Step into cinematic history with "The Floorwalker" (1916) – one of Charlie Chaplin's earliest masterpieces and the first film ever to feature an escalator gag. This silent short is filled with chaos, mistaken identities, and ground-breaking visual humor.
🕰️ Film Summary:Charlie plays a mischievous shopper who stirs up confusion in a department store. Things escalate (literally!) when he’s mistaken for a crooked floorwalker, leading to chases, clever swaps, and the iconic escalator scene that changed comedy forever.
🎩 Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Lloyd Bacon, Eric Campbell🎥 Directed by: Charlie Chaplin🎞️ Release Date: May 15, 1916⌛ Runtime: ~24 minutes🏛️ Studio: Mutual Film Corporation
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📌 Fun Fact: The escalator gag in this film was a cinematic first, influencing slapstick comedy for generations to come.
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