The Rink
“Posing as Sir Cecil Seltzer”
Charlie ChaplinWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max · Free: Kanopy, Public Domain Movies, The Roku Channel. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Charles Chaplin 
Edna Purviance James T. Kelley Eric Campbell 
Henry Bergman 
Albert Austin
Plot
After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
Sinekatalog’s take
A waiter spends his lunch break at a roller rink, where his tricks and the mayhem he causes turn the skating floor into a playground. This silent short shows the clown's balletic grace on wheels. Delightful for anyone curious about early physical comedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (4,727 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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