Sunnyside (1919) Online
Charlie works on a farm from 4am to late at night. He gets his food on the run (milking a cow into his coffee, holding an chicken over the frying pan to get fried eggs). He loves the neighbor's daughter Edna but is disliked by her father. He rides a cow into a stream and is kicked off. Unconscious, he dreams of a nymph dance. Back in reality a city slicker is hurt in a car crash and is being cared for by Edna. When Charlie is rejected after attempting to imitate the slicker, the result is ambiguous--either tragic or a happy ending. Critics have long argued as to whether the final scene is real or a dream.
| Complete credited cast: | |||
 | Charles Chaplin | - | Farm Handyman (as Charlie Chaplin) |
 | Edna Purviance | - | Village Belle |
Chaarles Chaplin described the making of this film as "like pulling teeth" in his autobiography, due to the mental block he suffered as a result of his unhappy marriage to Mildred Harris.
Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller visited the Chaplin Studio on LaBrea Avenue in Hollywood while Chaplin was at work on this film. Keller and Sullivan were photographed on still-standing sets from Shoulder Arms (1918) communicating with Chaplin.
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