A list of Charlie Chaplin films for toy projectors. 16mm a..

External Since: Jul 27, 2003 Posts: 30

Hello, all,

I finally finished what I had thought of doing for a long time now;
Compiling the Chaplin films listed in my toy projector catalogs.

One of them was very delicate and made of pulp paper, however, I got
though the project without doing any real damage to it. Another split
at the folds. :(

Below my signature line is the list of Chaplin films including their
various lengths and catalog numbers.

The misspellings for "Mustache" and "Troubadour" are reproduced
exactly as spelled in the Paramont catalog.

The fold-out-page-type catalogs are thus; 2 which came with my
"Hollywood" Montgomery Ward Co. 35mm projector and 1 Keystone 16mm toy
projector catalog that I have had for years.

It is hard to pin exact dates on any of them. The 35mm catalogs list
films containing popular 1920s silent stars. One catalog notes in
parentheses that projectors listed are "(1926 models)."

Another piece of literature that came with the 35mm projector is dated
1927. Therefore I tentatively date all 35mm catalogs being from the
1927-28 era.

The Keystone 16mm catalog contains stars from Tom Mix to Shirley
Temple. Films subjects and stars range from the mid 1910s to the
1930s. I figure that since there are no 8mm products in the fold out
catalog/flyer that it could predate that format's popularity and
originate from the 1930s.

Also, an interesting thing to note. Some of the "Hollywood Komedies"
35mm print titles are repeated in the Keystone list.

Most of the "Hollywood" brand 35mm projectors illustrated are dead
ringers for Keystone 35mms that I have seen. As proof, I own one
Keystone 35mm projector and it is exact to a "Hollywood" brand model
shown in the Montgomery Ward's catalog.

Perhaps "The Hollywood" projector and "Hollywood Komedies" were
Montgomery Ward's rebranding of the Keystone products? Unless a
Keystone 35mm catalog from the same era pops up I will never know.

Enjoy. :)

Darren Nemeth
(who someday is going to high-res scan all of his 1910s-1920 35mm
pamphlets, text books and catalogs and present them on their own site
for all to print out and enjoy)

*******

CHARLES CHAPLIN 16mm and 35mm Toy Projector Film Prints
compiled by Darren Nemeth, 3-29-04.

*******
Montgomery Ward Co.
Films, Slides and Accessories Catalog c. 1928 (all 35mm film)

"Hollywood Komedies" films
"...Do not confuse these films with discarded theatre films. They are
Brand New and printed especially for Hollywood..."

CHARLIE CHAPLIN 10ft lengths
248YO 305 - Up and Down Stairs
248YO 306 - Having Trouble with the Waiter
248YO 307 - Charlie As The Maid
248YO 308 - Behind The Scenes
248YO 309 - Kidnapped In An Auto
248YO 310 - The Waiter
248YO 311 - The Hero
248YO 312 - Saving His Mother
248YO 313 - Fun In A Bathing Suit
248YO 314 - Going Shopping
248YO 315 - In The Third Alarm
248YO 316 - And His Funny Feet
248YO 317 - The Funny Cook
248YO 318 - Playing The Hose
248YO 319 - The Office Boy
248YO 320 - Fighting The Stage Manager
248YO 321 - In Dutch Again
248YO 322 - The New Job
248YO 323 - At The Wedding Reception
248YO 324 - Charlie's Sweetheart
248YO 325 - A Fight In The Restaurant
248YO 326 - At The Fire
248YO 327 - The Roughneck
248YO 328 - The Bundle Boy
248YO 329 - Making Pies
248YO 330 - In The Trenches
248YO 334 - Assistance Wanted
248YO 336 - The Kid

CHARLIE CHAPLIN 25ft lengths
248YO 362 - Caught With The Goods
248YO 363 - Working The Trap Doors
248YO 364 - On The Fire Engine
248YO 365 - Fun In The Lunch Room
248YO 366 - The Rescue
248YO 367 - Kicked Out
248YO 368 - Charlie's Dream
248YO 369 - Saving Charlie
248YO 371 - The Immigrant
248YO 372 - The Pickpocket

CHARLIE CHAPLIN 50ft lengths
248YO 379 - Getting His Goat
248YO 380 - Thirsty Charlie
248YO 381 - The Life Saver
248YO 382 - Pinched

CHARLIE CHAPLIN 100ft lengths
248YO 389 - Free Samples At The Drug Store
248YO 390 - The Fireman
248YO 391 - Getting A Job
248YO 392 - The Bell Boy
248YO 393 - Flirting With The Nurse

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Paramount Manufacturing Company, Boston, Mass
35mm Projector and film catalog No. 60, (c. 1927 - 28?)

CHARLES CHAPLIN TITLES
The Paper Hanger - 50ft
Charlie In The North - 10ft
The Plasterer - 25ft
All Stuck Up - 25ft
A Hard Lift - 25ft
The Kiss - 25ft
At The Dance - 25ft
Bedtime Story - 25ft
His Moustache - 25ft
Charlie The Troubador - 50ft
Charlie's Marriage - 10ft
Charlie's Whiskers - 10ft
In The Wrong - 10ft

********

Keystone Film and Projector Brochure (1930s?)
16mm films

CHARLIE CHAPLIN - 100 Ft.
1751 - The Stolen Umbrella
52101 - The Dentist
52102 - Filling a Prescription
52103 - Laughing Gas
5211 - I Am A King
5212 - The Window Washer
5213 - The Property Man
5214 - Bad Company
5215 - A Sleepless Night
5216 - The Reformer
5217 - The Hero

Charlie Chaplin - 50ft
1701 - Skip The Puddles
1703 - Ladies' Man
4211 - Capturing The Robber
4212 - The Mighty Hunter
4213 - The Caveman
4214 - Assistance Wanted
4315 - The Baggage Man
4216 - A Free Lunch
4217 - Homeless
4218 - Under Arrest

Charlie Chaplin 25ft
16389 - Free Samples at the Drug Store
16392 - Making Friends
3211 - Hoola-Hoola Dance
3212 - The Janitor
3213 - Back Stage
3214 - The Scrapper
3215 - The Hold Up
3216 - A Midnight Visitor
3217 - Love at First Sight
3218 - Fight for Love
3219 - First in Line
3220 - Short of Money

Charlie Chaplin - 10ft
16366 - The Rescue
16368 - Charlie's Dream
16369 - Saving Charlie
16372 - Having Fun

External Since: Mar 29, 2004 Posts: 187

Darren:

Thanks for sharing this valuable and worthwhile list! I'll have to
check the titles of the few Chaplin "toy" reels I have to see if I
have any different ones.

I wonder how many of the titles you've listed still exist in
somebody's collection? It would be great to match up the re-titles
with the original source title. Some are obvious, but others are hard
to tell without seeing the film. (I wonder if any of these could be
from HER FRIEND THE BANDIT?)

Brent Walker

Darren <dnemeth01 DeleteThis @sprynet.com> wrote in message news:<4067BBE7.2070004 DeleteThis @sprynet.com>...
> Hello, all,
>
> I finally finished what I had thought of doing for a long time now;
> Compiling the Chaplin films listed in my toy projector catalogs.
>
> One of them was very delicate and made of pulp paper, however, I got
> though the project without doing any real damage to it. Another split
> at the folds. :(
>
> Below my signature line is the list of Chaplin films including their
> various lengths and catalog numbers.
>
> The misspellings for "Mustache" and "Troubadour" are reproduced
> exactly as spelled in the Paramont catalog.
>
> The fold-out-page-type catalogs are thus; 2 which came with my
> "Hollywood" Montgomery Ward Co. 35mm projector and 1 Keystone 16mm toy
> projector catalog that I have had for years.
>
> It is hard to pin exact dates on any of them. The 35mm catalogs list
> films containing popular 1920s silent stars. One catalog notes in
> parentheses that projectors listed are "(1926 models)."
>
> Another piece of literature that came with the 35mm projector is dated
> 1927. Therefore I tentatively date all 35mm catalogs being from the
> 1927-28 era.
>
> The Keystone 16mm catalog contains stars from Tom Mix to Shirley
> Temple. Films subjects and stars range from the mid 1910s to the
> 1930s. I figure that since there are no 8mm products in the fold out
> catalog/flyer that it could predate that format's popularity and
> originate from the 1930s.
>
> Also, an interesting thing to note. Some of the "Hollywood Komedies"
> 35mm print titles are repeated in the Keystone list.
>
> Most of the "Hollywood" brand 35mm projectors illustrated are dead
> ringers for Keystone 35mms that I have seen. As proof, I own one
> Keystone 35mm projector and it is exact to a "Hollywood" brand model
> shown in the Montgomery Ward's catalog.
>
> Perhaps "The Hollywood" projector and "Hollywood Komedies" were
> Montgomery Ward's rebranding of the Keystone products? Unless a
> Keystone 35mm catalog from the same era pops up I will never know.
>
> Enjoy. :)
>
>
> Darren Nemeth
> (who someday is going to high-res scan all of his 1910s-1920 35mm
> pamphlets, text books and catalogs and present them on their own site
> for all to print out and enjoy)
>
> *******
>
> CHARLES CHAPLIN 16mm and 35mm Toy Projector Film Prints
> compiled by Darren Nemeth, 3-29-04.
>
> *******
> Montgomery Ward Co.
> Films, Slides and Accessories Catalog c. 1928 (all 35mm film)
>
> "Hollywood Komedies" films
> "...Do not confuse these films with discarded theatre films. They are
> Brand New and printed especially for Hollywood..."
>
> CHARLIE CHAPLIN 10ft lengths
> 248YO 305 - Up and Down Stairs
> 248YO 306 - Having Trouble with the Waiter
> 248YO 307 - Charlie As The Maid
> 248YO 308 - Behind The Scenes
> 248YO 309 - Kidnapped In An Auto
> 248YO 310 - The Waiter
> 248YO 311 - The Hero
> 248YO 312 - Saving His Mother
> 248YO 313 - Fun In A Bathing Suit
> 248YO 314 - Going Shopping
> 248YO 315 - In The Third Alarm
> 248YO 316 - And His Funny Feet
> 248YO 317 - The Funny Cook
> 248YO 318 - Playing The Hose
> 248YO 319 - The Office Boy
> 248YO 320 - Fighting The Stage Manager
> 248YO 321 - In Dutch Again
> 248YO 322 - The New Job
> 248YO 323 - At The Wedding Reception
> 248YO 324 - Charlie's Sweetheart
> 248YO 325 - A Fight In The Restaurant
> 248YO 326 - At The Fire
> 248YO 327 - The Roughneck
> 248YO 328 - The Bundle Boy
> 248YO 329 - Making Pies
> 248YO 330 - In The Trenches
> 248YO 334 - Assistance Wanted
> 248YO 336 - The Kid
>
> CHARLIE CHAPLIN 25ft lengths
> 248YO 362 - Caught With The Goods
> 248YO 363 - Working The Trap Doors
> 248YO 364 - On The Fire Engine
> 248YO 365 - Fun In The Lunch Room
> 248YO 366 - The Rescue
> 248YO 367 - Kicked Out
> 248YO 368 - Charlie's Dream
> 248YO 369 - Saving Charlie
> 248YO 371 - The Immigrant
> 248YO 372 - The Pickpocket
>
> CHARLIE CHAPLIN 50ft lengths
> 248YO 379 - Getting His Goat
> 248YO 380 - Thirsty Charlie
> 248YO 381 - The Life Saver
> 248YO 382 - Pinched
>
> CHARLIE CHAPLIN 100ft lengths
> 248YO 389 - Free Samples At The Drug Store
> 248YO 390 - The Fireman
> 248YO 391 - Getting A Job
> 248YO 392 - The Bell Boy
> 248YO 393 - Flirting With The Nurse
>
> ********
>
> Paramount Manufacturing Company, Boston, Mass
> 35mm Projector and film catalog No. 60, (c. 1927 - 28?)
>
> CHARLES CHAPLIN TITLES
> The Paper Hanger - 50ft
> Charlie In The North - 10ft
> The Plasterer - 25ft
> All Stuck Up - 25ft
> A Hard Lift - 25ft
> The Kiss - 25ft
> At The Dance - 25ft
> Bedtime Story - 25ft
> His Moustache - 25ft
> Charlie The Troubador - 50ft
> Charlie's Marriage - 10ft
> Charlie's Whiskers - 10ft
> In The Wrong - 10ft
>
> ********
>
> Keystone Film and Projector Brochure (1930s?)
> 16mm films
>
> CHARLIE CHAPLIN - 100 Ft.
> 1751 - The Stolen Umbrella
> 52101 - The Dentist
> 52102 - Filling a Prescription
> 52103 - Laughing Gas
> 5211 - I Am A King
> 5212 - The Window Washer
> 5213 - The Property Man
> 5214 - Bad Company
> 5215 - A Sleepless Night
> 5216 - The Reformer
> 5217 - The Hero
>
> Charlie Chaplin - 50ft
> 1701 - Skip The Puddles
> 1703 - Ladies' Man
> 4211 - Capturing The Robber
> 4212 - The Mighty Hunter
> 4213 - The Caveman
> 4214 - Assistance Wanted
> 4315 - The Baggage Man
> 4216 - A Free Lunch
> 4217 - Homeless
> 4218 - Under Arrest
>
> Charlie Chaplin 25ft
> 16389 - Free Samples at the Drug Store
> 16392 - Making Friends
> 3211 - Hoola-Hoola Dance
> 3212 - The Janitor
> 3213 - Back Stage
> 3214 - The Scrapper
> 3215 - The Hold Up
> 3216 - A Midnight Visitor
> 3217 - Love at First Sight
> 3218 - Fight for Love
> 3219 - First in Line
> 3220 - Short of Money
>
> Charlie Chaplin - 10ft
> 16366 - The Rescue
> 16368 - Charlie's Dream
> 16369 - Saving Charlie
> 16372 - Having Fun