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Albert Austin is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Assistant Director British born on 11 december 1882 at Birmingham (United-kingdom)
Albert Austin (13 December 1881 or 1885 – 17 August 1953) was an English actor, film star, director and script writer, noted mainly for his work in Charlie Chaplin films.
He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, and was a music hall performer before going to the U.S. with Chaplin, both as members of the Fred Karno troupe, in 1910.
Noted for his painted handlebar moustache and acerbic manner, he worked for Chaplin's stock company and played supporting roles in many of his films, often as a foil to the star, and working as his assistant director.
After the development of sound films, he moved into scriptwriting, directing and acting, chiefly in comedy short subjects. Among other things, he assisted Chaplin in developing the plot of The Adventurer (1917). However, he only received screen credit as a collaborator once, for City Lights.
As an actor, he appeared in Chaplin's comedies for the Mutual Film Corporation. Later he had two brief, uncredited roles in one of Chaplin's 'silent' comedies made in the sound era, City Lights (1931). Austin is also seen very briefly (as a cab driver) at the beginning of Chaplin's short film One A.M..
He also appeared in films starring Jackie Coogan and Mack Sennett.
Austin's best known performance may be in Chaplin's short The Pawnshop. Austin enters the shop with an alarm clock, hoping to pawn it. To establish the clock's value, Chaplin dissects it. Austin maintains a deadpan expression as Chaplin progressively destroys his clock, then hands the pieces back to Austin.
He had the leading role in Mary Pickford's Suds (1920), where he co-stars as a customer leaving his shirt at her laundry. In that film he appears without his comic moustache.
In his final years he worked as a police officer at the Warner Brothers studios, according to a New York Times obituary.
Malgré son caractère difficile - il est particulièrement sinistre et très vite irritable - Albert Austin fut le seul comédien à jouer dans les douze comédies que Chaplin tourne pour la Mutual en 1916 et 1917. Il accompagne même son metteur en scène à la First National (Une vie de chien, Jour de paie) et compte parmi les acteurs de la United Artists (La Ruée vers l'or, Les Lumières de la ville).
Également assistant de Chaplin, Albert Austin s'essaie à son tour à la mise en scène avec Trouble (1922) et A Prince of a King (1923), deux films où joue le jeune Jackie Coogan qu'il a rencontré sur le tournage du Kid.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 11 december 1882 at Birmingham (United-kingdom)
Death 17 august 1953 (at 70 years) at North Hollywood (USA)
Birth 11 december 1882 at Birmingham (United-kingdom)
Death 17 august 1953 (at 70 years) at North Hollywood (USA)
He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, and was a music hall performer before going to the U.S. with Chaplin, both as members of the Fred Karno troupe, in 1910.
Noted for his painted handlebar moustache and acerbic manner, he worked for Chaplin's stock company and played supporting roles in many of his films, often as a foil to the star, and working as his assistant director.
After the development of sound films, he moved into scriptwriting, directing and acting, chiefly in comedy short subjects. Among other things, he assisted Chaplin in developing the plot of The Adventurer (1917). However, he only received screen credit as a collaborator once, for City Lights.
As an actor, he appeared in Chaplin's comedies for the Mutual Film Corporation. Later he had two brief, uncredited roles in one of Chaplin's 'silent' comedies made in the sound era, City Lights (1931). Austin is also seen very briefly (as a cab driver) at the beginning of Chaplin's short film One A.M..
He also appeared in films starring Jackie Coogan and Mack Sennett.
Austin's best known performance may be in Chaplin's short The Pawnshop. Austin enters the shop with an alarm clock, hoping to pawn it. To establish the clock's value, Chaplin dissects it. Austin maintains a deadpan expression as Chaplin progressively destroys his clock, then hands the pieces back to Austin.
He had the leading role in Mary Pickford's Suds (1920), where he co-stars as a customer leaving his shirt at her laundry. In that film he appears without his comic moustache.
In his final years he worked as a police officer at the Warner Brothers studios, according to a New York Times obituary.
Biography
Albert Austin fait ses débuts dans de petits théâtres populaires londoniens et dans des comédies musicales où il rencontre Chaplin. Il débarque en Amérique pour participer à la tournée américaine de la troupe de Fred Karno, dont il fait partie, et qui est menée par Alf Reeves au début des années 1910. Engagé à la Mutual Film Corporation, Chaplin, devenu star de cinéma, le pousse à quitter les théâtres de Chicago, où il interprète le répertoire classique depuis 1914 pour le cinéma burlesque.Malgré son caractère difficile - il est particulièrement sinistre et très vite irritable - Albert Austin fut le seul comédien à jouer dans les douze comédies que Chaplin tourne pour la Mutual en 1916 et 1917. Il accompagne même son metteur en scène à la First National (Une vie de chien, Jour de paie) et compte parmi les acteurs de la United Artists (La Ruée vers l'or, Les Lumières de la ville).
Également assistant de Chaplin, Albert Austin s'essaie à son tour à la mise en scène avec Trouble (1922) et A Prince of a King (1923), deux films où joue le jeune Jackie Coogan qu'il a rencontré sur le tournage du Kid.
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The Chaplin Revue (1959)
, 1h59Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Charlie Chaplin, Albert Austin, Henry Bergman, Sydney Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Mack Swain
Roles Various (archive Footage)
Rating76%
City Lights (1931)
, 1h27Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, Boxing films, Films about disabilities, Le boxe anglaise, La cécité
Actors Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Florence Lee, Charlie Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia
Roles Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)
Rating84%
The officials of a city unveil a new statue, only to find The Tramp sleeping on it. They shoo him away and he wanders the streets, destitute and homeless, and is soon tormented by two newsboys. He happens upon a beautiful Flower Girl (Virginia Cherrill), not realizing at first that she is blind, and buys a flower. Just when she is about to give him his change, a man gets into a nearby luxury car and is driven away, making her think that the Tramp has departed. The Tramp tiptoes away.
The Circus (1928)
, 1h10Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Circus films
Actors Al Ernest Garcia, Charlie Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, George Davis, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford
Roles un clown
Rating80%
At a circus midway, the penniless and hungry Tramp (Chaplin) is mistaken for a condemnable pickpocket and chased by both the police and the real crook (the latter having stashed a stolen wallet and watch in the Tramp's pocket to avoid detection). Running away, the Tramp stumbles into the middle of a performance and unknowingly becomes the hit of the show.
The Gold Rush (1925)
, 1h22Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Themes L'Or
Actors Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Charlie Chaplin, Malcolm Waite, Harry Arras
Roles Prospector (uncredited)
Rating80%
The Lone Prospector (played by Chaplin), a valiant weakling, seeks fame and fortune among the sturdy men who marched across Chilkoot Pass during the Klondike Gold Rush. The Lone Prospector's inoffensive patience and his ill-chosen garb make him the target for the buffoonery of his comrades and the victim of the merciless rigors of the frozen North. After he is caught in a blizzard, the icy clutches of the storm have almost claimed him when he stumbles into the cabin of Black Larsen (played by Murray), a renegade. Larsen is thrusting him out the door, back into the arms of death, when Fate, which preserves the destinies of simple children, appears in the person of Big Jim McKay (played by Swain). Jim subdues the renegade, and he and the Lone Prospector occupy the cabin while their unwilling host is thrust forth to obtain food. Starvation almost claims the two until a bear intrudes and is killed to supply their larder.
Pay Day (1922)
, 28minutesDirected by Charles Reisner, Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Edna Purviance, Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Sydney Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Albert Austin
Roles Workman
Rating74%
Chaplin plays a laborer on a house construction site. When he gets paid, his wife wants all of the money, but he manages to keep enough of it to go out drinking. He returns home just in time to pretend he has just woken up to go to work.
The Kid (1921)
, 1h8Directed by Charlie Chaplin, A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan, Charlie Chaplin, Carl Miller, Lita Grey, Tom Wilson
Roles Man in Shelter (uncredited)
Rating81%
An unwed woman (Purviance) leaves a charity hospital carrying her newborn son. An artist (Miller), the apparent father, is shown with the woman's photograph. When it falls into the fireplace, he first picks it up, then throws it back in to burn up.
Suds (1920)
, 1hDirected by John Francis Dillon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Mary Pickford, Albert Austin, Harold Goodwin, Rose Dione, Joan Marsh, Theodore Roberts
Roles Horace Greensmith
Rating62%
Amanda Afflick (Mary Pickford) is a poor laundry woman working in London. She is too weak to do the hard work, but is always picked on and humiliated by her boss Madame Didier (Rose Dione). Amanda is desperately in love with the handsome customer Horace Greensmith (Albert Austin), but none of her colleague think she stands a chance of being his sweetheart.
The Professor (1919)
, 7minutesDirected by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Albert Austin, Tom Wilson, Henry Bergman, Charlie Chaplin
Roles Man in flophouse
Rating59%
The Professor is a 1919 American silent comedy film made at the Chaplin Studios for the First National film company starring Charlie Chaplin. However, the film was never released or even completed. Chaplin abandoned production after finishing only one scene.
Sunnyside (1919)
, 34minutesDirected by Charles Reisner, Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Tom Wilson, Olive Ann Alcorn, Henry Bergman, Tom Terriss
Roles l'idiot du village
Rating65%
Charlie works on a farm from 4am to late at night. He gets his food on the run (milking a cow into his coffee, holding an chicken over the frying pan to get fried eggs). His love interest in the village is the girl played by Edna Purviance. He loves her, but is disliked by her father. He rides a cow into a stream and is kicked off. Unconscious, he dreams of a nymph dance. Back in reality a city slicker is hurt in a car crash and is being cared for by Edna. He appears to have an eye for Edna too. Chaplin tries to win her back. When Charlie is rejected after attempting to imitate the slicker, the result is ambiguous—either tragic or a happy ending. Critics have long argued as to whether the final scene is real or a dream.
The Bond (1918)
, 11minutesDirected by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, Sydney Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Charlie Chaplin, Joan Marsh
Roles Friend
Rating53%
The Bond est un film de propagande écrit et réalisé par Charlie Chaplin à ses frais, sorti au cinéma en 1918. Il avait pour but de soutenir les obligations de guerre américaines Liberty Bonds durant la première Guerre mondiale.
Shoulder Arms (1918)
, 46minutesDirected by Charles Reisner, Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Political films
Actors Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Albert Austin, Tom Wilson
Roles American Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier
Rating72%
Charlie is in boot camp in the "awkward squad." Once in France he gets no letters from home. He finally gets a package containing limburger cheese which requires a gas mask and which he throws over into the German trench. He goes "over the top" and captures thirteen Germans ("I surrounded them"), then volunteers to wander through the German lines disguised as a tree trunk. With the help of a French girl he captures the Kaiser and the Crown Prince and is given a statue and victory parade in New York and then ... fellow soldiers wake him from his dream.
A Dog's Life (1918)
, 30minutesDirected by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin, Charles Reisner, Albert Austin, Henry Bergman
Roles Thief (uncredited)
Rating76%
Toujours errant, Charlot prend soin d'un chien blanc, lui aussi errant. L'animal le lui rend bien en chipant des saucisses et en creusant le sol où un portefeuille plein de billets a été enterré. le vagabond dépense l'argent dans un dancing mais les voleurs qui avaient précédemment caché le portefeuille comprennent qu'il l'a découvert et veulent le récupérer. Après une poursuite et des combats épiques, les voleurs sont arrêtés et Charlot peut épouser la jeune chanteuse rencontrée au dancing. Ils s'installent alors dans une ferme, veillant avec tendresse sur les chiots de l'animal qu'ils ont gardé avec eux.
Triple Trouble (1918)
, 23minutesDirected by Charlie Chaplin, Leo White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Leo White, Bud Jamison, Albert Austin, James T. Kelley
Roles A Man
Rating51%
Charlie (Charlie Chaplin) takes a job as a janitor in the home of Colonel Nutt (unidentified actor), a munitions manufacturer. As the butler (unidentified actor) introduces Charlie to the ill-tempered cook (Billy Armstrong), Colonel Nutt demonstrates his new wireless explosive device to his daughter (unidentified actress). Meanwhile, agents of the Pretzelstrass meet with the Count (Leo White) to devise a plan to get at Colonel Nutt's device. Charlie carelessly dumps garbage all over the maid (Edna Purviance) and her newly clean floor. He takes the trash can and dumps it over the fence, inundating the Count in the process. Back in the kitchen, the maid scolds Charlie, but then becomes emotional, and he comforts her. The Count enters the house, and is hit by a wet rag thrown by the maid, intended for Charlie. The Count tosses it off to the side, and it winds up hitting the cook also, and when the cook begins to act cruelly towards the maid in return, Charlie sticks up for her. The Count makes his way to the Colonel, who rejects his offers and has the Count ejected by way of the butler.
The Adventurer (1917)
, 24minutesDirected by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Charlie Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Albert Austin, Monta Bell
Roles The Butler
Rating72%
Charlot, un prisonnier, réussit à échapper à la vigilance des gardiens de la prison. Il sauve ensuite une jeune femme et sa mère de la noyade en se faisant passer pour un millionnaire, et il est ensuite invité à la réception donnée en son honneur par les parents de la jeune fille. Pourtant, l'un des invités va reconnaître en lui le bagnard évadé. Une course-poursuite s'engage alors.
The Cure (1917)
, 30minutesDirected by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Charlie Chaplin, Henry Bergman, John Rand, Albert Austin
Roles Sanitarium Attendant
Rating70%
Chaplin plays a drunkard who checks into a health spa to dry out, but brings along a big suitcase full of alcohol. Along the way he aggravates a large man suffering from gout, evades him and encounters a beautiful young woman who encourages him to stop drinking. However, when the hotel owner learns his employees are getting drunk off Charlie's liquor, he calls an employee and orders him to have the liquor thrown out the window.