The Count
Back to browse
62% Critic Match

The Count

6.2 / 10 1916 24mNR English
Comedy

Storyline

A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…

Cast & Crew

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Tailor's Apprentice

Lead
Edna Purviance

Edna Purviance

Miss Moneybags

Eric Campbell

Eric Campbell

The Tailor

Leo White

Leo White

Count Broko

Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman

Charlotte Mineau

Charlotte Mineau

Mrs. Moneybags (uncredited)

James T. Kelley

James T. Kelley

Butler (uncredited)

Eva Thatcher

Eva Thatcher

Cook (uncredited)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charlie Chaplin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Count is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker