The Tramp (film)

The Tramp
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharlie Chaplin
Written byCharlie Chaplin
Produced byJess Robbins
StarringCharlie Chaplin
Edna Purviance
CinematographyHarry Ensign
Edited byCharlie Chaplin
Distributed byEssanay Studios
General Film Company
Release date
  • April 11, 1915 (1915-04-11)
Running time
26 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Tramp is a 1915 film directed and written by Charlie Chaplin, who plays the titular character. It was Chaplin's sixth film, distributed by Essanay Studios and shot in and around their studio in Niles, California. The character of The Tramp had appeared in Chaplin's previous films, but with this film he is given more emotional depth. The film also stars Ernest Van Pelt and Edna Purviance as a farmer and his daughter.