The Rink , a silent film from 1916 , was Charlie Chaplin 's eighth film for Mutual Films . The film co-starred Edna Purviance , Eric Campbell , Henry Bergman , and Albert Austin , and is best known for showcasing Chaplin's roller skating skills. Chaplin's obvious skill on roller skates surprised many of his fans, but Charlie was an experienced performer. As a touring vaudevillian with Fred Karno's pantomime troupe, Chaplin appeared in a roller-skating skit in which he displayed a talent for comedic falls—and the ability to cause other skaters to topple.
5-529: The Rink may refer to: The Rink (film) , a 1916 Charlie Chaplin film The Rink (musical) , a 1984 Kander and Ebb musical The Rink (Indianapolis, Indiana) , listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis, Indiana See also [ edit ] Rink (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-467: A skating party. Charlie accepts and attends the party in top hat and tails. He again encounters the volatile Mr. Stout and runs afoul of Mrs. Stout. While skating, Charlie accidentally falls on her and pulls down her skirt. The skating party quickly descends into a riot. The police are called to restore order, but Charlie escapes by deftly rolling away with his cane hooked to the back of a moving automobile. A reviewer from Variety positively wrote, "There
15-450: Is an inept and sometimes clumsy waiter at a restaurant. He is serving one of his customers, the hot-tempered Mr. Stout. Charlie determines his bill by examining what he has spilled on his suit. While he is not a great server, Charlie is an excellent skater at the nearby roller rink. He meets a girl there and saves her from the unwanted attentions of the same Mr. Stout he earlier encountered at the restaurant. The grateful girl invites Charlie to
20-497: Is plenty of fun provided by [Chaplin] on the rollers and he displayed a surprising cleverness on them. A number of funny falls occurred as was looked for, with Charlie outshining and outwitting any of the others on the floor." In 1932, Amedee Van Beuren of Van Beuren Studios, purchased Chaplin's Mutual comedies for $ 10,000 each, added music by Gene Rodemich and Winston Sharples and sound effects, and re-released them through RKO Radio Pictures . Chaplin had no legal recourse to stop
25-457: The title The Rink . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Rink&oldid=892181998 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Rink (film) Charlie
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