A video compilation of cutting-room-floor footage from the works of Charles Chaplin. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. narrates. ~ Rovi...
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1967
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The fourth of Oscar-winning short-subject director Youngson's comedy compilations (the earlier ones were Golden Age of...
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1963
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This film is comprised of extracts from several Charlie Chaplin silent shorts made around 1915, including The Bank,...
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1951
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"Von Clausewitz said that war is the logical extension of diplomacy; Monsieur Verdoux feels that murder is the logical...
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1947
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1927
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Charles Chaplin's first, long-awaited, independent production for United Artists begins with an only partially true caveat...
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Marie St. Clair
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1923
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In the final film of his First National contract (an early working title was The Tail End), Charlie Chaplin spoofs small-town...
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The Girl
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1923
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Foreman's Daughter
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1922
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Mother
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1921
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Charlie Chaplin's eighth film under his million dollar contract with First National is a return to the two reel form, and to...
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Neglected Wife
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1921
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Charlie Chaplin's fourth film for First National is generally considered a lightweight entry and a throwback to earlier days....
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1919
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Charlie Chaplin's third film in his First National contract is a simple story of country life, an idyll, which contains two...
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1919
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This short promotional film Charlie Chaplin made for the U.S. Liberty Loan bond campaign was shot in a few days during the...
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1918
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Maid
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1918
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A Dog's Life was Charlie Chaplin's initial release for First National Studios, and also his first three-reeler. Chaplin plays...
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1918
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Missionary
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1917
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The Adventurer was Charlie Chaplin's last film in his contract for Lone Star/Mutual, and it is the fastest paced, with its...
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1917
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In Charlie Chaplin's 10th film in his series for Lone Star/Mutual, and one of the funniest, he plays a gentleman of means who...
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1917
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Shoulder Arms was Charlie Chaplin's final contribution to the World War I effort, along with his personal appearances selling...
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French Girl
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1917
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Charles Chaplin's next-to-last Mutual Studios 2-reeler is as funny as his other 11 Mutual entries, though there's a stronger...
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Immigrant
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1917
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Charlie Chaplin's sixth film for the Mutual Film Corporation is a marvel of sight gags, comic transformations and brilliant...
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1916
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Charlie Chaplin's 2-reel laugh parade The Rink was based on "Skating," a sketch Chaplin had previously performed while a...
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1916
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The second of Charles Chaplin's Mutual two-reelers, The Fireman is virtually wall-to-wall slapstick. Chaplin is an earnest...
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1916
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Charlie Chaplin launched his 670,000-dollar contract with the Mutual Film Corporation with the hilarious The Floorwalker. The...
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1916
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1916
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Burlesque on Carmen was intended by Charlie Chaplin to be a two-reel film, but to his annoyance additional material, shot by...
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Carmen
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1916
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In Behind the Screen, the seventh of his 12 Mutual Studios two-reelers, Charlie Chaplin pokes some less than gentle fun at...
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Girl Seeking Film Job
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1916
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Charlie Chaplin's third film in his Mutual period is his first minor masterpiece. It combines comedy and drama in the style...
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1916
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The Count, filmed during Charlie Chaplin's 1916-17 Mutual period, is a rowdy throwback to his Keystone days. Chaplin plays...
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1916
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Charlie Chaplin's 10th Essanay film marks a further development for him in story construction, gag development and the use of...
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Secretary
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1915
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The Champion, Chaplin's third film for Essanay, is easily one of the funniest and is his most advanced film to date in...
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1915
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The Tramp, Charlie Chaplin's sixth film for Essanay, is generally considered his first masterpiece. It is the first of his...
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Farmer's Daughter
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1915
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The title of Charlie Chaplin's fifth comedy for Essanay refers to the popular term for a Model T Ford, a jitney. Its theme of...
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1915
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A Night at the Show is the most elaborate two-reeler directed by Charlie Chaplin during his 1915-1916 stay at Essanay...
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Lady in the Stalls
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1915
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Nursemaid
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1915
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Shanghaied, Charlie Chaplin's 11th film for Essanay was shot largely on board the SS Vaquero, which Chaplin had rented for...
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Daughter of the Shipowner
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1915
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Work, Charlie Chaplin's eighth film for Essanay casts Charlie as a wallpaper-hanger's assistant who must pull the wagon...
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Maid
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1915
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Charlie Chaplin's ninth film for Essanay contains his third and last female impersonation. It begins, as so many of Chaplin's...
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Daughter
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1915
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1915
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Charlie Chaplin's last one-reeler (with the exception of The Bond), is an impromptu film shot on the beach at Crystal Pier in...
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1915
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