A Day's Pleasure (1919)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Charles Chaplin

Writer:

Charles Chaplin (writer)

Release Date:

15 December 1919 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Comedy

Tagline:

His Own fourth Million Dollar Comedy

Plot:

Father takes his family for a drive in their falling-apart Model T Ford, gets in trouble in traffic...

Plot Keywords:

Jazz Band | Ship | Tar | Ferry Boat | Moving Van

Cast

Charles Chaplin	...	Father
Edna Purviance	...	Mother
Marion Feducha	...	Small Boy
Bob Kelly	...	Small Boy
Jackie Coogan	...	Smallest Boy
Tom Wilson	...	Large Husband
Babe London	...	His Seasick Wife
Henry Bergman	...	Captain, Man in Car and Heavy Policeman
Loyal Underwood	...	Angry Little Man in Street
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
C. Allen	...	Jazz musician (uncredited)
Naomi Bailey	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
Sallie Barr	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
True Boardman	...	Bit part on boat (uncredited)
James Bryson	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
Dixie Doll	...	Bit part on boat (uncredited)
Charles S. Drew	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
Elmer Ellsworth	...	Bit Part in street scene (uncredited)
Leroy Finnegan	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
Mrs. Fowler	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
Warren Gilbert	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
J.A. Irvin	...	Jazz musician (uncredited)
Toraichi Kono	...	Chauffeur in street scene (uncredited)
Raymond Lee	...	Bit part on boat (uncredited)
Nancy Mix	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
Louise Muma	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
Dorothy Oliver	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
Granville Redmond	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
Alfred Reeves	...	Bit Part in street scene (uncredited)
Charles Reisner	...	Bit Part in street scene (uncredited)
Jean Riley	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
Mrs. Roos	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
Sylvia Sarto	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
Elsie Sindora	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
E. Sorral	...	Jazz musician (uncredited)
Arthur Thalasso	...	Bit Part in street scene (uncredited)
Jessalyn Van Trump	...	Woman in street (uncredited)
John Williams	...	Jazz musician (uncredited)
Tom Wood	...	Used as gangplank (uncredited)
Elsie Young	...	Boat passenger (uncredited)
K. Zimmerman	...	Bit part on boat (uncredited)

Directed by
Charles Chaplin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Charles Chaplin		writer

Produced by
Charles Chaplin	....	producer

Cinematography by
Roland Totheroh		(as R.H. Totheroh)

Film Editing by
Charles Chaplin		(uncredited)

Production Design by
Charles D. Hall

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Reisner	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Wilson	....	second camera operator
H. Wenger	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mother Vinot	....	seamstress (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Toraichi Kono	....	driver: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited)

Other crew
Nellie Bly Baker	....	secretary: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited)
Elsie Codd	....	unit publicist (uncredited)
Tom Harrington	....	assistant: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited)

Production Companies

• First National Pictures

Distributors

• First National Exhibitors' Circuit (1919) (USA) (theatrical)
• Exclusivas Arajol (1952) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Tusisa (1972) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Madacy Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Koch Vision (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• MK2 Diffusion (2001) (worldwide) (all media)
• Reel Media International (2004) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2007) (USA) (all media)

Also Known As:

A Ford Story (USA)

Runtime:

25 min | 18 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System) (re-issue) | Silent

Certification:

Canada:G (Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Germany:o.Al. | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

First National Pictures

Trivia:

The house the family appears from is in reality Charles Chaplin's office.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: As Charlie struggles with the cantankerous car, a pedestrian walks into view on a sidewalk in the background. Either realizing a film is being shot or waved off by the crew, he hastily turns around and walks away.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)

A DAY'S PLEASURE IS A PLEASURE TO SEE!

A DAY'S PLEASURE is a pleasure to see. It's not on the same level as Chaplin's A DOG'S LIFE or SHOULDER ARMS, but it might be a step above SUNNYSIDE. It really is funny. Chaplin plays a married man. First, he has a time trying to get his car started, then has a load of mishaps aboard a pleasure cruise ship. Finally, the traffic jam sequence is a laugh riot. The usual Chaplin players-Edna Purviance, Tom Wilson, Henry Bergman, Albert Austin, Loyal Underwood, even Jackie Coogan-are all as great as usual. A DAY'S PLEASURE is worth seeing if you're a Chaplin fan. For comedy lovers alone, it might not be as big a treat. Either way, it's funny.