In my opinion, "The Vagabond" is Charlie Chaplain's best. He doesn't go around kicking people in the bum or basically being a jerk like he is in just about all of them. After out-witting some musicians when they all choose to play in the same site, Charlie takes his violin and goes on down the road. He runs into Edna Purvance and starts to play his instrument. Edna was captured by gypsies as a little girl. An earlier scene shows her mother sighing and looking at her picture. Edna likes the music and Charlie eventually rescues her from the gypsies. He gets the wagon well down the road. The next morning, as Charlie is gathering breakfast, he sends Edna to get some water and she runs across an artist. The artist paints her. Her mother sees the picture in a gallery and the artist tells her where he found her daughter. There's a reunion at the wagon. Charlie turns down some money the mother offers her and they all leave with Charlie by himself. Edna realizes she does have regards for Charlie, comes back and gets him and they drive away. I thought it was sweet and so much better than a lot of his shorts!
Review of The Vagabond
