Charlie Chaplin's Tramp Films: Keystone to First National (1914-1923)

1. Chaplin signs one-year Keystone contract

   Sep 1, 1913Labels: Keystone Film, Charlie Chaplin

   • Chaplin bio

2. Chaplin begins work at Keystone

   Jan 5, 1914Labels: Keystone Studios, Los Angeles

   • Chaplin bio
   • Making Living

3. First screen appearance: "Making a Living"

   Feb 2, 1914Labels: Making a, Keystone Studios

   • Making Living
   • Chaplin film

4. Tramp debuts publicly in "Kid Auto Races"

   Feb 7, 1914Labels: Kid Auto, Tramp persona

   • Chaplin film
   • Kid Auto

5. First Tramp costume conceived: "Mabel's Strange Predicament"

   Feb 9, 1914Labels: Mabel's Strange, Tramp costume

   • Mabel Pred
   • Tramp

6. Keystone year establishes the early Tramp

   Dec 1, 1914Labels: Keystone year, Tramp persona

   • Tramp
   • Chaplin bio

7. Essanay debut: "His New Job" released

   Feb 1, 1915Labels: His New, Essanay Studios

   • His New Job
   • Essanay list

8. Edna Purviance joins in "A Night Out"

   Feb 15, 1915Labels: A Night, Edna Purviance

   • A Night Out
   • Essanay list

9. The Tramp matures in "The Tramp" (Essanay)

   Apr 11, 1915Labels: The Tramp, Essanay Studios

   • Essanay list
   • Tramp

10. Chaplin signs lucrative Mutual contract

    Feb 26, 1916Labels: Mutual Film, Charlie Chaplin

    • Chaplin Mutual
    • Chaplin bio

11. First National era begins with "A Dog's Life"

    Apr 14, 1918Labels: A Dog's, First National

    • A Dog s
    • First Nat list

12. Chaplin’s first Tramp feature: "The Kid" released

    Feb 6, 1921Labels: The Kid, Feature film

    • Britannica
    • First Nat list

13. First National concludes with "The Pilgrim"

    Feb 26, 1923Labels: The Pilgrim, First National

    • Pilgrim
    • First Nat list