The Rink
After causing restaurant chaos at work, a bumbling waiter tears up the local roller rink with his skating.
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"THE RINK (Mutual Studios, 1916), written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, offers the legendary comedian an opportunity in playing something other than a tramp. In fact, though identified mostly as the little tramp, there are numerous times he'd assume other characters in the Charlie Chaplin tradition, but the little tramp is what stays in memory. This time, Charlie plays a waiter with a talent for skating at a rink or social function as well as serving up trouble at the restaurant where he works. On his off hours, he does sport is trademark attire of derby, cane and tramp clothes he keeps..."
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Restoration work was carried out at Lobster Films in 2014.
The Rink (1916) has been restored by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna and Lobster Films, from a diacetate fine grain preserved at the Library of Congress, a safety dupe positive preserved at the British Film Institute, and a nitrate print preserved at the Archives Françaises du film (CNC).
Some fragments were added from a nitrate print preserved at the British Film Institute.
Intertitles have been reconstructed according to the original Mutual Film intertitles from the same age, and documents of the Library of Congress.
The surviving elements come from two different negatives. Negative A was restored whenever possible, while negative B was used to reconstruct missing or severely damaged shots.
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After causing restaurant chaos at work, a bumbling waiter tears up the local roller rink with his skating.