The Idle Class

The "Little Tramp" heads to a resort for warm weather and golf. At the golf course, the Tramp's theft of balls in play causes one golfer to mistakenly attack another. Meanwhile, a neglected wife leaves her wealthy husband until he gives up drinking. When the Tramp is later mistaken for a pickpocket, he crashes a masquerade ball to escape from a policeman. There, he is mistaken for the woman's husband. Eventually, it is all straightened out, and the Tramp is once more on his way. ==Cast==

• Charlie Chaplin as Tramp/Husband • Edna Purviance as Neglected Wife • Mack Swain as Her Father • Henry Bergman as Sleeping Hobo/Guest in Cop Uniform • Al Ernest Garcia as Cop in Park/Guest • John Rand as Golfer/Guest • Rex Storey as Pickpocket/Guest • Lita Grey as Guest ==Reception==

Helen Rockwell of the New York Telegraph wrote, "...instead of going for a five-reel affair, he has returned to his first short love. But what there is of The Idle Class is so good and so funny that one realizes how much better is it to be entertained by two reels than bored in five." Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance describes The Idle Class as “one of Chaplin’s funniest short comedies.” ==References==