当铺

以当铺为题，《当铺》将喜剧视线投向日常生活中寻常而微妙的物品交换，让喜感从现实场景里自然生长。作为1916年的美国喜剧片，它带有早期银幕喜剧直观、简练的表达特点，注重动作、节奏与画面带来的幽默效果。一个具有鲜明生活气息的场所，为种种轻松诙谐的观察提供了空间，也让作品在短小场景与细节之中呈现出别样趣味。对于喜爱默片喜剧的观众而言，这部作品既展现了早期电影如何借助影像制造笑声，也保留着跨越年代的轻快观赏感。

Charlie competes with his fellow shop assistant. He is fired by the pawnbroker and rehired. He nearly destroys everything in the shop and and himself. He helps capture a burglar. He destroys a client's clock while examining it in detail.