Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

TheLittleSongbird Am a big fan of Charlie Chaplin, have been for over a decade now. Many films and shorts of his are very good to masterpiece, and like many others consider him a comedy genius and one of film's most important and influential directors. From his post-Essanay period after leaving Keystone, 'The Adventurer' is among the very best of his early output, one of his best from his Mutual period and one of his first classics. As said with many of his post-Keystone efforts, it shows a noticeable step up in quality though from his Keystone period, where he was still evolving and in the infancy of his long career. The Essanay and Mutual periods were something of Chaplin's adolescence period where his style had been found and starting to settle. Something that can be seen in his final Mutual effort 'The Adventurer'. The story is slight and slightly too simple but is at least discernible and is never dull, and does it while not being as too busy or manic.On the other hand, 'The Adventurer' looks good, not incredible but it was obvious that Chaplin was taking more time with his work and not churning out countless shorts in the same year of very variable success like he did with Keystone. Appreciate the importance of his Keystone period and there is some good stuff he did there, but the more mature and careful quality seen here and later on is obvious.'The Adventurer' is one of the funniest and most charming early efforts of Chaplin. It is hilarious with some clever, entertaining and well-timed slapstick and the charm doesn't get over-sentimental. It moves quickly and there is no dullness in sight. The second half is both hilarious and enchanting. The sliding doors gag is uproarious.Chaplin directs more than competently and the cinematic genius quality is emerging. He also, as usual, gives a playful and expressive performance and at clear ease with the physicality and substance of the role. The supporting cast acquit themselves well, with a charming Edna Purviance, their chemistry is sweet to watch, and Eric Campbell being both amusing and formidable.On the whole, great. 9/10 Bethany Cox

MissSimonetta While The Adventurer (1917) may not be the strongest of Charlie Chaplin's shorts in terms of plot, characterization, or coherence, but by God, is it a fun romp. Ably supported by the lovely Edna Purviance and the deliciously villainous Eric Campbell, Chaplin gets into all sorts of trouble by the sea and in a seaside resort. The gags come at the viewer nonstop and all are inspired. The whole thing is a breathless bit of fun, effortlessly transitioning from one set-up to the next without ever feeling choppy.Of course, Chaplin would move on from Mutual after this. I cannot think of a finer finale to that phase of his career.

lugonian THE ADVENTURER (Mutual, 1917), Written and Directed by Charlie Chaplin in his twelfth and final comedy short for the studio, is certainly one that's fit for a chase. Charlie does not play a world traveler here, but a fugitive from justice. A big change of pace from his earlier EASY STREET (1917) where the little man with the mustache played an officer of the law.The story begins on a beach by a cliff where prison guards are hunting down an escaped convict. As one guard rests for a moment, the convict (Charlie Chaplin), in striped prison clothes, emerges from under the sand beside him. Moments later, a chase up and down the country road begins, with Charlie outsmarting the guards at every turn possible. While swimming out from their reach, Charlie steals a bathing suit from a man on a rowboat about to take a morning dip for himself. Shortly after making his change, Charlie hears a call for help from a woman (Marta Golden) in the water trying to keep herself from drowning. At the same time, Edna (Edna Purviance), the woman's daughter, on the seaside pier with her suitor (Eric Campbell), hears the cry for help and dives into the water, as does Eric and another passerby only by mistake. Naturally Charlie rescues the pretty one, before helping the others on shore. Passing himself as Commodore Slick, a millionaire with a yacht, Charlie, because of his heroic deed, is taken to Edna's luxurious home. The following morning, Charlie, in borrowed tuxedo, joins the party of guests, leading to a kicking contest with Eric as they both vie for Edna's affections, coming face to face with Edna's father, Judge Brown (Henry Bergman), followed by a series of unforeseen circumstances resulting to further chases about the house. Then the fun really begins.For Chaplin's eleventh encounter with the big and bearded Eric Campbell, many of the laughs undoubtedly fall their way. Their greatest moments occur as to when Charlie outsmarts the conniving Campbell after exposing Charlie's wanted photo he found in a newspaper, along with how Charlie gets even with Eric in a now classic scene involving sliding doors. Though Chaplin and Campbell are great together, this was to be the last of their modern-day David and Goliath collaboration. While Campbell could parted to star in a series of comedy shorts of his own, or resume his screen partnership with Chaplin in future comedies rather than Mack Swain for instance, Campbell reportedly died in an automobile accident shortly after completion of this film, thus ending one of the finest screen collaborations in movie comedy history. Edna Purviance resumed playing Chaplin's female co-star for another few years as would Albert Austin (The Butler), another member of Chaplin's stock company. Others appearing in THE ADVENTURER include Frank J. Coleman (The Prison Guard); Phyllis Allen (The Governess); Janet Miller Sully, Loyal Underwood and Toraishi Kono playing Edna's Japanese Chauffeur.After many years of availability on commercial or public television in the sixties and seventies, and on home video from Blackhawk/Republic Home Video in the eighties accompanied by orchestration lifted from a 1930s reissue with sound effects, THE ADVENTURER was later restored to clearer visuals, silent correction speed advancing from reissue twenty to twenty-four minutes, and new scoring that would either add or take away from the fineness of this Chaplin comedy. With restoration prints available on DVD through Kino Video, the same prints used for broadcasting on Turner Classic Movies (TCM premiere: December 6, 1999), THE ADVENTURER still holds up as the sort of comedy that made Chaplin famous, reasons why his name is still remembered, even today. And Eric Campbell, too. (***1/2)

Russell Dodd Certainly, in my opinion, the Greatest comedy short of all time. Charlie, an escaped convict, saves life of rich woman and is taken in by her family(and jealous Eric Campbell - who tragically died in an automobile accident a year after). How long will it be till the law catches up with him? There's an absolutely SUPERB sequence as him dodging the law using sliding doors, it will leave you laughing loud. This film alone demonstrates Chaplin's unique and incredible talent. Many people get turned off by Chaplin's shorts as they are silent. It's a shame as some of them represent his best work.