The Pilgrim
“The tale of an escaped prisoner who swiped a parson's clothes.”
1923 · 47 min
Charlie ChaplinWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: Criterion Channel, FILMBOX+ Now Amazon Channel · Free: Fawesome. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Plot
An escaped convict poses as a pastor.
Sinekatalog’s take
Charlie Chaplin's comic short has an escaped convict posing as a pastor in a Texas town. Gentle, sly and funny, with a lovely closing straddle of the border, it is a quietly witty late Chaplin short.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (6,322 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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