Charlie competes with his fellow shop assistant. He is fired by the pawnbroker and rehired. He nearly destroys everything in the shop and and himself. He helps capture a burglar. He destroys a client's clock while examining it in detail.
卓别林早期作品,无甚可笑,很普通的卖蠢装怪,以破坏作为喜剧生发点,梯子/大提琴等长柄物品作为一种分割空间同时进行击打以产生笑料的工具
那梯子有后世功夫电影长兵器的雏形
1990.04.01
尚不悲天悯人的Charlie,在这一部里更多狡黠、直率、天真。两个小伙计打架很好笑;前后摇晃梯子看出身体控制的功力;拆表有点超现实的设计;踩着地面上的绳子想象自己在走钢丝——小人物的有趣白日梦。几个场景都很有舞台的感觉,一个全景就拍下一整个段落。
笑得我眼泪都出来了