Albert Austin’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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Albert Austin has 15 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1910s through the 1930s. 2 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Kid.
Recurring themes

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Carl Miller

Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy
The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Dave Anderson, Bert Appling
A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell
A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Mack Swain
The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell

as American Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Syd Chaplin
An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell
A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell
A drunken homeowner has a difficult time getting about in his home after arriving home late at night.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Albert Austin
A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Edna Purviance
After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, James T. Kelley
An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Eric Campbell, Edna Purviance
Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.
Dir. Charlie Chaplin · With Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Lloyd Bacon
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