Police was Charlie Chaplin's 14th released film from Essanay released in 1916 in film. It was made at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles. Charlie playing an ex-convict finds life on the outside not to his liking and leads him to breaking into a home with another thief (Wesley Ruggles). Edna Purviance plays the girl living in the home who tries to change him.

Synopsis

Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake person. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

Cast

• Charles Chaplin - Charlie, Convict 999
• Edna Purviance - Daughter of the House
• Wesley Ruggles - Jailbird and Thief
• James T. Kelley - Drunk with Pockets Picked/Second Flophouse Customer
• Leo White - Fruitseller/Flop House Manager/Policeman
• John Rand (actor) - Fruitseller/Flop House Manager/Policeman
• Fred Goodwins - Honest Preacher/Policeman with Monocle
• Billy Armstrong (actor) - Crooked Preacher/Second Cop
• Snub Pollard - Crooked Preacher/Second Cop
• Bud Jamison - Third Flophouse Customer
• Paddy McGuire (actor) - Fifth Flophouse Customer
• George Cleethorpe - Policeman at Station with Moustache

Category:1916 films
Category:Films directed by Charlie Chaplin
Category:American silent short films
Category:Black-and-white films
Category:American films
Category:1910s comedy films
Category:Essanay Studios films
Category:1910s short films
Category:American comedy films