The Rink
"Posing as Sir Cecil Seltzer"
1916 | 24m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Charlie Chaplin |
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| Writer: | Vincent Bryan, Maverick Terrell, Charlie Chaplin |
| Staring: |
| After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 04, 1916 |
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| Director: | Charlie Chaplin |
| Writer: | Vincent Bryan, Maverick Terrell, Charlie Chaplin |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | parent child relationship, restaurant, marriage, roller-skating, lunch break, rollerskates, extramarital affair, waiter, silent film, roller skating rink, falling, short film |
| Production Companies | Lone Star Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charlie Chaplin | A Waiter |
| Edna Purviance | The Girl |
| James T. Kelley | Her Father |
| Eric Campbell | Mr. Stout |
| Lloyd Bacon | Guest |
| Albert Austin | The Cook |
| Henry Bergman | Mrs. Stout / guest served brush and rag |
| Leota Bryan | Edna's Friend |
| Frank J. Coleman | Restaurant Manager (uncredited) |
| Charlotte Mineau | Edna's Friend (uncredited) |
| John Rand | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Roland Totheroh | Director of Photography |
| Vincent Bryan | Writer |
| Michael Mortilla | Music |
| Maverick Terrell | Writer |
| George Cleethorpe | Property Master |
| Tom Harrington | Assistant Director |
| Toraichi Kono | Driver |
| William C. Foster | Director of Photography |
| Charlie Chaplin | Screenplay, Director, Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Henry P. Caulfield | Producer |
| Charlie Chaplin | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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