The Tramp marked the beginning of The Tramp character most known today, even though Chaplin played the character in earlier films.

The film tells the story of the actor's Little Tramp character impersonating a priest in small-town Texas and the score was written by Chaplin.

Chaplin chose to capitalize on this resemblance in order to give his Little Tramp character a "reprieve".

Chaplin, with his Little Tramp character, quickly became the most popular star in Keystone director Mack Sennett's company of players.

Chaplin used this similarity to create a dark version of the Tramp character in parody of the dictator.

McCrea does parody Chaplin's "Little Tramp" character earlier in the film.

Instead of his recently invented Tramp character, Chaplin played a villainous rogue.

Baggy Pants is an anthropomorphic cat dressed as Charlie Chaplin's "Tramp" character, right down to the mustache and cane.

The company used Charlie Chaplin's The Little Tramp character as its mascot in a series of popular advertisements.

Chaplin also plays an utterly different role from his recently created Tramp character in this movie.