Burlesque on Carmen
1916·United States·43 min.
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This is a parody of two "Carmen"s, Bizet's opera and a movie (1915) starring Geraldine Farrar. Smugglers come ashore. Their leader sends the gypsy Carmen to lure Don Jose (called Darn Hosiery) away so they can get the contraband to town. There are grand swordfights, deaths, returns to life.
DirectorCharles Chaplin
CinematographyHarry Ensign
CastCharles Chaplin·Edna Purviance·Jack Henderson·Ben Turpin·Leo White·John Rand·May White·Bud Jamison·Lawrence A. Bowes·Frank J. Coleman·Wesley Ruggles
Original titleCharlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen