Presents Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance, who portray their struggles as immigrants trying to make it in the United States. B/W 1917 Written & Directed by Chaplin. Chaplin, Albert Austin, Henry Bergman, Eric Campbell, Edna Purviance, Kitty Bradbury, Stanley Sandford, James T Kelley, John Rand, Frank J. Coleman, Loyal Underwood. 00:42:20:00 B/W 1917 Film begins. 00:43:12:00 B/W 1917 ws Side view old time two stack steam ship at sea 00:43:21:00 B/W 1917 ms Chaplin leaning so far over the ship’s rail his feet are off the deck in an obvious sea sick position but he straightens and turns with a fish he has caught…he throws the fish and it lands next to the face of a sleeping immigrant who wakes to find the open mouthed fish staring him in the face 00:43:49:00 B/W 1917 ws Chaplin walks back and forth on a deck rolling badly back and forth…several men behind him lean over the rail sea sick 00:45:05:00 B/W 1917 ws The dining cabin rolls violently back and forth…a woman entering falls and slides back and forth on the floor Chaplin falls over her when he comes in and slides with her…he shares a bowl of soup with Austin as it slides across the table from one to the other 00:46:22:00 B/W 1917 ms Chaplin shooting dice with Eric and others on deck wins all Eric’s money – enraged Eric throws a bucket hitting a little immigrant in the head…Chaplin is now throwing the dice with the windup motions of a baseball pitcher…Eric steals money from Kitty - Edna’s sleeping mother and forces Chaplin to play again but using Eric’s cards…Chaplin shuffles, cuts and deals and winds up winning all the stolen money…Eric gets mad and Chaplin pulls a gun on him…Chaplin walks away and Eric rams his foot thru the tabletop 00:49:42:00 B/W 1917 ms Chaplin sitting next to Edna comforting her mother tells Chaplin their money has been stolen…Chaplin puts his winnings in her pocket when she is not looking…a ship’s officer thinks he is a pickpocket and tells Edna who finding the money knows and tells the officer…Chaplin comforts her as she cries 00:51:23:00 B/W 1917 ws Statue of Liberty from the ship 00:52:19:00 B/W 1917 ws cu Hungry and broke Chaplin finds a coin on the sidewalk and enters a restaurant sits next to Albert and has Eric as his waiter…Eric keeps making hand motions for Chaplin to remove his hat but Chaplin thinks he’s pointing at Albert and just nods…Eric finally removes the hat but Chaplin puts it back…Eric threatens and Chaplin hangs the hat up 00:53:52:00 B/W 1917 ms Eric serves Chaplin a plate of beans finger flicking two non beans from the dish…Chaplin starts eating the beans one at a time using knife and fork but switches to shoveling them in his mouth using the knife causing Albert to leave 00:54:47:00 B/W 1917 ms Chaplin and Edna see each other simultaneously across the restaurant…Edna joins him…he sees her mother has died…Chaplin orders her food 00:55:51:00 B/W 1917 ms John (a diner) can’t pay his bill so the waiters and the proprietor beat him up and throw him out…Chaplin checks his money and finds it is gone thru a hole in the pocket…Chaplin is given the check but stalls by ordering Coffee for Edna…James an obvious tramp sits down and pulls out Chaplin’s coin…James pays Eric and the coin falls out of Eric’s pocket near Chaplin’s feet…Eric’s in and out presence prevents Chaplin getting the coin…Chaplin finally gets it and pays Eric but Eric bends the coin with his teeth and gives it back to Chaplin…Henry (an artist) thinks Chaplin and Edna would be perfect models…he joins their table and offers to pay their bill…Chaplin coyly refuses until Henry stops offering…Chaplin is now stuck so he covers Henry’s tip with his bill and gives it to Eric 01:02:23:00 B/W 1917 ms Outside in the rain Chaplin asks Henry for a few dollar advance…Chaplin takes Edna for a marriage license but has a little trouble persuading her and finally has to lift her bodily and carry her in