| Release Date: | Apr 1915 |
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| Genres: | Comedy / Short |
| Runtime: | 32 min |
| Cast: | Charles Chaplin (Tramp), Edna Purviance (Farmer's Daughter) Ernest Van Pelt (Farmer) Paddy McGuire (Farmhand) Lloyd Bacon (Edna's Fiancé / Second Thief) Leo White (First Thief) Bud Jamison (Third Thief) Billy Armstrong (Minister) |
Charlie is a tramp on the road. A hobo manages to exchange Charlie's sandwich for a brick so Charlie must eat grass. The same hobo molests a farmer's daughter; Charlie comes to aid with the help of the brick. When two more hobos show up Charlie throws all three into a lake. The grateful girl takes Charlie home where he fails as a farmhand. He again helps drive off the hobos (who are now trying to break into the house). The girl's fiance arrives. Though a hero, Charlie, knowing he must go, writes a farewell note and leaves for the open road.
