Modern Times
Modern Times
Modern Times
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1936
1h 27m
8.3(3925 votes)
Comedy
Drama
Romance

Overview

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..

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Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

Charlie Chaplin

The Tramp (A Factory Worker)

Charlie Chaplin
Acting

Paulette Goddard

A Gamin

Paulette Goddard
Acting

Henry Bergman

Cafe Proprietor

Henry Bergman
Acting

Tiny Sandford

Big Bill

Tiny Sandford
Acting

Chester Conklin

Mechanic

Chester Conklin
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Hank Mann

Burglar

Hank Mann
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Stanley Blystone

Gamin's Father

Stanley Blystone
Acting

Al Ernest Garcia

President of the Electro Steel Corp.

Al Ernest Garcia
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Richard Alexander

Prison Cellmate

Richard Alexander
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Cecil Reynolds

Minister

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Mira McKinney

Minister's Wife

Mira McKinney
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Murdock MacQuarrie

J. Widdecombe Billows

Murdock MacQuarrie
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Wilfred Lucas

Juvenile Officer

Wilfred Lucas
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Edward LeSaint

Sheriff Couler

Edward LeSaint
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Fred Malatesta

Cafe Head Waiter

Fred Malatesta
Acting

Sammy Stein

Turbine Operator

Sammy Stein
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Juana Sutton

Woman with Buttoned Bosom

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Ted Oliver

Billows' Assistant

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Norman Ainsley

Billows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

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Bobby Barber

Worker (uncredited)

Bobby Barber
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Heinie Conklin

Assembly Line Worker Next to Big Bill (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin
Acting

Gloria DeHaven

Gamin's Sister (uncredited)

Gloria DeHaven
Acting

Gloria Delson

Gamin's Sister (uncredited)

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Pat Flaherty

Jail Guard (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty
Acting

Frank Hagney

Shipbuilder (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
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Chuck Hamilton

Worker (uncredited)

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Pat Harmon

Paddywagon Policeman (uncredited)

Pat Harmon
Acting

Lloyd Ingraham

Frustrated Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham
Acting

Walter James

Assembly Line Foreman (uncredited)

Walter James
Acting

Edward Kimball

Doctor (uncredited)

Edward Kimball
Acting

Jack Low

Worker (uncredited)

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Buddy Messinger

Cigar Counterman (uncredited)

Buddy Messinger
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Bruce Mitchell

Paddy Wagon Policeman (uncredited)

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Frank Moran

Convict (uncredited)

Frank Moran
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James C. Morton

Assembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)

James C. Morton
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Dorothy Mueller

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

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Louis Natheaux

Burglar (uncredited)

Louis Natheaux
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J. C. Nugent

Department Store Section Manager (uncredited)

J. C. Nugent
Acting

Russ Powell

Gypsy in Police Patrol Wagon (uncredited)

Russ Powell
Acting

John Rand

Waiter (uncredited)

John Rand
Acting

Wyn Ritchie Evans

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

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Harry Wilson

Worker (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

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