Modern Times (1936) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Modern Times(1936)
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1936 · FILM
Modern Times
A down‑on‑his‑luck factory worker’s breakdown on an assembly line spirals into a chaotic escape, landing him behind bars where a drug‑induced delirium turns him into an accidental jailbreak hero fighting for his freedom.
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Synopsis
A bumbling tramp seeks to build a home with a young woman, but is repeatedly thwarted by his lack of experience and tendency to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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A crew of 46+ credited
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Shot by Ira H MorganScored by Charles Chaplin
Box Office
1936 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$1.8M
Budget$1.5M
Worldwide gross$1.8M
break-even (2.5×)
Re-release box office
- 20047 theaters
- $187K($328K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
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Also known as
- Moderne Zeitende
- Tiempos modernoses
- Les Temps modernesfr
- Tempi moderniit
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Cast & Crew
46 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Charles Chaplin
as A Factory Worker
Charlie Chaplin
as The Tramp (A Factory Worker)
Paulette Goddard
as A Gamin
Henry Bergman
as Cafe Proprietor
Tiny Sandford
as Big Bill
Chester Conklin
as Mechanic
Hank Mann
as Burglar
Stanley Blystone
as Gamin's Father
Al Ernest Garcia
as President of the Electro Steel Corp.
Richard Alexander
as Prison Cellmate
Cecil Reynolds
as Minister
Mira Mckinney
as Minister's Wife
Supporting cast
32Murdock Macquarrie
as J. Widdecombe Billows
Wilfred Lucas
as Juvenile Officer
Edward Lesaint
as Sheriff Couler
Fred Malatesta
as Cafe Head Waiter
Sammy Stein
as Turbine Operator
Juana Sutton
as Woman with Buttoned Bosom
Ted Oliver
as Billows' Assistant
Norman Ainsley
as Billows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
as Worker (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
as Assembly Line Worker Next to Big Bill (uncredited)
Gloria Dehaven
as Gamin's Sister (uncredited)
Gloria Delson
as Gamin's Sister (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
as Jail Guard (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
as Shipbuilder (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
as Worker (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
as Paddywagon Policeman (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
as Frustrated Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Walter James
as Assembly Line Foreman (uncredited)
Edward Kimball
as Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Low
as Worker (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger
as Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
as Paddy Wagon Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Moran
as Convict (uncredited)
James C Morton
as Assembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)
Dorothy Mueller
as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux
as Burglar (uncredited)
J C Nugent
as Department Store Section Manager (uncredited)
Russ Powell
as Gypsy in Police Patrol Wagon (uncredited)
John Rand
as Waiter (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans
as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Worker (uncredited)
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