After the wonderful highs of The Bank, this film was a huge come down. It is by far my least
favourite Charlie Chaplin film to date although there are inevitably some good
moments to be found.
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Tuesday 10 July 2012
Shanghaied
A ship owner intends to scuttle his ship and asks his
Captain to round up a crew. The Captain in turn hires a Tramp (Charlie Chaplin)
to help him ‘Shanghai ’
(forcibly conscript) some sailors. This backfires for the tramp though as he
himself is Shanghaied. On board ship the Tramp attempts to help out with a
variety of different tasks but unsurprisingly is useless at all of them.
Meanwhile the ship owner’s daughter (Edna Purviance) has stowed away aboard
ship in an attempt to stop the crime of scuttling and save her lover, the
Tramp.
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