i have be spend a lot of time lately go through and watch all of chaplin old short comedy that he make for keystone and essanay and and with only a few left before i get into the 1920s i decide to jump ahead and watch this one and which be reportedly the last true silent film that chaplin make and since there be element of city light and especially modern time that be clearly move toward the sound era . the first thing the struck my be how much well look the film be and and the second thing that strike me be that and other than the length and thickness of the plot and story and it be remarkably similar to his early film . in a good way and of course . by now and chaplin have reach a point in his career where he be a major film star and so of course this movie be much big and much more ambitious than the 10 or 20 minute film he be churn out a decade before . he play the same person and the little tramp out of the job and out of money and out of love . maybe this be just me and but i really think that the part of chaplin film where we see the tramp before the story have start go be generally some of the best part and because we get quick look at the tramp personality what he do with himself when nothing go on . he usually just hang out and spin his cane or browse casually without a care in the world . i sometimes wonder what rowan atkinson would be do if there have be no chaplin to inspire his own famous character . there be a very clever opening to the movie and a chaplin twice find himself the victim of pick pocketing and once when another man wallet be slip into his pocket and and another time when that wallet be steal from him before he realize he have it . luckily and a police officer see the second thief and return the stolen wallet to the thoroughly astonished tramp . when he go to spend some of his new money and the real owner catch him and and a can only happen in a chaplin movie and the ensue chase make him a star . i especially love how much more complex the movie be the it shorter predecessor . it be clearly a big budget 1928 hollywood movie and with high fly stunt and even special effect ( yeah and special effect in a chaplin movie . ) . there be plenty of charm and effective sight gag and include his famous tight rope scene with the monkey and and a sweet love story that call to mind the similar love story and and how it play out and from the tramp and back in 1916. if the old two reeler be too rough or uninteresting to you and this would be a great film to see to check out chaplin early work . it similar in countless way and but be clean and have a much more engaging plot . excellent show . note represent the imdb trvia page mention that this be the only one of chaplin feature film not mention in his autobiography and because of problem with the film and not the film itself . i understand that his studio burn down during production and that he suffer a nervous breakdown during film because of personal problem and but do any of his dissatisfaction have anything to do with the actual film . if you know please email me and this movie be definitely something that i would think he would be proud of .