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After causing restaurant chaos at work, a bumbling waiter tears up the local roller rink with his skating.After causing restaurant chaos at work, a bumbling waiter tears up the local roller rink with his skating.After causing restaurant chaos at work, a bumbling waiter tears up the local roller rink with his skating.
Lloyd Bacon
- Guest
- (uncredited)
- …
Leota Bryan
- Barmaid
- (uncredited)
- …
Frank J. Coleman
- Restaurant Manager
- (uncredited)
- Director
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- TriviaRestoration work was carried out at Lobster Films in 2014.
The Rink (1916) has been restored by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna and Lobster Films, from a diacetate fine grain preserved at the Library of Congress, a safety dupe positive preserved at the British Film Institute, and a nitrate print preserved at the Archives Françaises du film (CNC).
Some fragments were added from a nitrate print preserved at the British Film Institute.
Intertitles have been reconstructed according to the original Mutual Film intertitles from the same age, and documents of the Library of Congress.
The surviving elements come from two different negatives. Negative A was restored whenever possible, while negative B was used to reconstruct missing or severely damaged shots.
- GoofsAs Charlie prepares to leave for lunch, his light-colored vest is visible beneath his coat. As he exits the building, his vest is now much darker, and blends in with his coat and trousers.
- Quotes
A Waiter - Posing as Sir Cecil Seltzer: Mum's the word!
- Alternate versionsKino International distributes a set of videos containing all the 12 Mutual short films made by Chaplin in 1915 - 1917. They are presented by David H. Shepard, who copyrighted the versions in 1984, and has a music soundtrack composed and performed by Michael D. Mortilla who copyrighted his score in 1989. The running time of this film is 24 minutes.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Chaplin Cavalcade (1941)
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Charlie plays a waiter with a penchant for roller skating in this very funny short. There isn't much of a plot in this film, but it generates a great many laughs nonetheless. The scenes featuring Charlie as a waiter are amusing enough, particularly as he mixes a drink, but Chaplin really shines in the skating scenes. Although he was always an agile and physical comedian, few of films display his skills as fully as "The Rink." He was so good on skates that one regrets he didn't put them on more often - though he did to great effect in "Modern Times."
- hausrathman
- Jan 15, 2004
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- Rolling Around
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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