Easy Street (1917) on Netflix
The Derelict, outside the Hope Mission, is drawn by a sermon and by the Mission Worker. He reforms, joins the police and is posted to Easy Street, where the Bully rules.
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Plot summary
Down and out, the Derelict sleeps rough outside the Hope Mission until a preacher's sermon draws him inside. The Mission Worker takes his hand and urges him to join the mission; he vows to reform and hands back the collection box he had pocketed. Spotting a help-wanted notice at the police station, he signs up and is assigned Easy Street, a lawless slum where the police keep no order. There the Bully, backed by a criminal gang, is roughing up locals and pilfering their money. The Derelict crosses him and is chased; his blows have no effect, and the Bully bends a streetlamp in two to show his strength.
Cast
- Erich von Stroheim Jr.as Baby (uncredited)
- Tom Woodas Chief of Police (uncredited)
- Janet Sullyas Mother (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Easy Street (1917)
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- The title may have been inspired by the East Street market in London's Walworth district, where Chaplin is believed to have been born, a suggestion made as early as 1928, and the trousers and boots of his tramp costume may have come from everyday clothes he saw worn there.
- In 1932 Amedee Van Beuren of Van Beuren Studios bought Chaplin's Mutual comedies for $10,000 each, added music and sound effects, and re-released them through RKO Radio Pictures; Chaplin had no legal recourse to stop it.
