The Tramp (Charles Chaplin) is late working the construction site. He digs a ditch (barely) and collects bricks (in reverse). He eats his lunch beside an elevator. He gets paid but is reluctant to go home. He hides some of the money in his hat but his wife sees it all. He goes out drinking and sneaks back home.
The elevator is pure comic timing. It is a classic bit in the pantheon of classic Tramp bits. Quite frankly, the rest doesn't reach the same level. Being married may give this one great joke but it deprives the short of a chase for the foreman's daughter. I think a romantic pursuit would be more fun. On the other hand, it does not get any better than the elevator.
The elevator is pure comic timing. It is a classic bit in the pantheon of classic Tramp bits. Quite frankly, the rest doesn't reach the same level. Being married may give this one great joke but it deprives the short of a chase for the foreman's daughter. I think a romantic pursuit would be more fun. On the other hand, it does not get any better than the elevator.