Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen

Lieutenant Darn Hosiery, Don Jose in the opera, is sent to a province in Spain to stop smuggling. The smugglers try to bribe him, but he steals their money so that they have nothing to bribe him with. Carmen tempts him. He falls prey to her blandishments. A fellow officer also loves Carmen and he and Don Jose fight a duel in which the latter is victor. The other officer is killed, but shortly afterward decides to come back to life. Don Jose flees, and inasmuch as he is no more in authority. Carmen runs away with a popular toreador. Don Jose follows her, stabs her, and then himself with a stage knife. While they are lying on the ground dead, the toreador makes Don Jose feel the toe of his boot, which quickly brings him to life, and the play ends with a laugh instead of the wonted tears.