The Adventurer

The Adventurer

26 mins | Comedy, Adventure | Oct. 22, 1917

The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…

The Adventurer

26 mins | Comedy, Adventure | Oct. 22, 1917

The Adventurer
The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Lone Star Corporation
Original title The Adventurer
Directors Charlie Chaplin
Writers Maverick Terrell, Vincent Bryan, Charlie Chaplin

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

as The Eel / Commodore Slick

Edna Purviance

as Miss Brown - The Girl

Eric Campbell

as The Suitor

Henry Bergman

as Judge Brown - The Father / Docker

Albert Austin

as The Butler

Marta Golden

as Mrs. Brown - The Mother

Toraichi Kono

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

Phyllis Allen

as Governess (uncredited)

John Rand

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Loyal Underwood

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Monta Bell

as Man (uncredited)

Janet Sully

as Marie (uncredited)

James T. Kelley

as Old Man (uncredited)

Tiny Sandford

as Policeman (uncredited)

Frank J. Coleman

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

May White

as Woman (uncredited)