Movie: Easy Street

Top 10 Billed Cast

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin

The Derelict

Edna Purviance
Edna Purviance

The Mission Worker

Eric Campbell
Eric Campbell

The Bully

Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon

Junkie (uncredited)

Henry Bergman
Henry Bergman

Kidnapper (uncredited)

Erich von Stroheim Jr.
Erich von Stroheim Jr.

Baby (uncredited)

Charlotte Mineau
Charlotte Mineau

Bully's Wife (uncredited)

Tom Wood
Tom Wood

Chief of Police (uncredited)

Janet Sully
Janet Sully

Mother (uncredited)

Frank J. Coleman
Frank J. Coleman

Policeman (uncredited)

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    A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.

  • Release Date

    1917-01-22

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