A JITNEY ELOPEMENT is a very funny silent short from 1915, starring the one and only Charlie Chaplin. He plays his usual character, mistaken for an aristocratic suitor and invited into a posh family's household for afternoon tea. This short is full of the slapstick humour you'd expect, and just so happens to be very funny, especially with Chaplin's little tics and mannerisms. The bit where steam comes out of his nostrils after drinking the hot coffee is a good example of this film's humour. The version I watched was a re-release from the 1950s featuring a British comic adding narrator, which added to the experience for a change.
Review of A Jitney Elopement
