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Easy Street
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Title: Easy Street

Release Date: 22 Jan 1917

Runtime: 26m

Genre: Comedy, Action

Director: Lone Star Corporation

Production Companies: Lone Star Corporation

Overview: A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (170 votes)

Cast

  • The Derelict: Charlie Chaplin
  • The Mission Worker: Edna Purviance
  • The Bully: Eric Campbell
  • Junkie (uncredited): Lloyd Bacon
  • Kidnapper (uncredited): Henry Bergman
  • Baby (uncredited): Erich von Stroheim Jr.
  • Bully's Wife (uncredited): Charlotte Mineau
  • Chief of Police (uncredited): Tom Wood
  • Mother (uncredited): Janet Sully
  • Policeman (uncredited): Frank J. Coleman
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