A Burlesque on Carmen

A group of smugglers uses a seductive gypsy named Carmen to distract a bumbling officer named Don Jose in a comedic parody that blends elements from Bizets opera Carmen and a 1915 film, incorporating humor, extravagant swordfights, and characters seemingly coming back to life. A Burlesque on Carmen is a 1915 American Silent-language Comedy motion picture starring Charles Chaplin, Jack Henderson, Edna Purviance, Leo White, Ben Turpin, Peter Sellers and May White. Essanay Studios was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Jess Robbins and George K. Spoor. A Burlesque on Carmen is written by Prosper M Rim E and Charlie Chaplin and it is directed by Charlie Chaplin. General Film Company acquired the distribution rights for the film. A Burlesque on Carmen was released on 18th December 1915 and takes a screen time of 31-44 minutes. Cinematography was done by Roland Totheroh and editing by Charlie Chaplin. The music was composed by Hugo Riesenfeld.