TCM's Version


I've seen this film a few times before. I recently caught it again on Turner Classic Movies.

The TCM version seems to be missing several title cards. I remember one which has Chaplin's character saying something like, "She's got a wad as big as she is." Another at the end had Mabel Normand saying, "He's not good enough for either of us." Both were missing from TCM's print.

Also, TCM's print seems to have been pieced together from several prints. At least one looks like it was shot from a different angle by a different camera. This was a common practice because standard film stock varied from country to country. A film shot only on what was standard stock in the US could not at the time be easily screened in certain other countries.

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