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Regeneration (1915) was a Silent Films - Crime Film directed by Raoul Walsh .

Regeneration was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2000.

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Watch: His Regeneration (1915) (1)

By Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 7, 2012 From Pretty Clever Films

Let’s play spot the Chaplin! His Regeneration was released on May 7, 1915 by Essanay Studios. In it, a criminal type get in an argument over a dance hall gal. Notable mostly for featuring an uncredited Charlie Chaplin in the role of “a customer.” Release date: May 7, 1915 Cast: ch... Read full article


Watch: His Regeneration (1915) (2)

By Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 7, 2012 From Pretty Clever Films

Let’s play spot the Chaplin! His Regeneration was released on May 7, 1915 by Essanay Studios. In it, a criminal type get in an argument over a dance hall gal. Notable mostly for featuring an uncredited Charlie Chaplin in the role of “a customer.” Release date: May 7, 1915 Cast: ch... Read full article


Raoul Walsh "Regeneration" (1915)

By Silentfilmfanatic on Aug 9, 2010 From Noir and Chick Flicks

"Regeneration” (1915) is a silent crime drama starring Rockliffe Fellowes, Anna Q. Nilsson, and Carl Harbaugh. Directed by Raoul Walsh, this film is credited as being the first feature length gangster film. It is also notably, the first feature length film directed by Walsh, one of the great... Read full article


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Most of the extras in this film were real locals from the Bowery area, as well as from Hell's Kitchen, and had never appeared before in films. Most of the gangster characters were actual gangsters in real life.
The play, "The Regeneration" by Owen Frawley Kildare and Walter C. Hackett, opened in New York on 1 September 1908 and ran for 39 performances. In the cast were Janet Beecher and Helen Ware.
Raoul Walsh and his assistants hired a few local men to recruit extras for the river boat scene. On the scheduled day, they showed up with hundreds of people eager to make a few dollars. Most of them were rough city types and many of the women were obviously prostitutes.
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Regeneration

Released 1915
Inducted 2000
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