"This is the story of the period between two world wars--an interim during which insanity cut loose, liberty took a nose...
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1940
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This episodic satire of the Machine Age is considered Charles Chaplin's last "silent" film, although Chaplin uses sound,...
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First Assistant Director, Cafe Owner
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1936
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Charles Chaplin was deep into production of his silent City Lights when Hollywood was overwhelmed by the talkie revolution....
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First Assistant Director, Screenwriter
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1931
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The Circus is generally considered to be a lesser Charlie Chaplin effort, coming as it does between two unquestioned...
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The Old Clown
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1928
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He may be called "The Lone Prospector" in The Gold Rush, but the character played by Charlie Chaplin is the same wistful,...
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Hank Curtis
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1925
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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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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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Man in Railroad Station,Sheriff on Train
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1923
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1922
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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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1921
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Artist
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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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German Sergeant,von Hindenburg
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1917
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Foreign powers keep getting their hands on U.S. military secrets, so the head of the American diplomatic corps calls in his...
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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's fourth film for Mutual is a tour de force solo performance, with Chaplin playing his classic drunk,...
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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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1915
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The wide-ranging storyline of The Melting Pot takes its characters from the Jewish ghettoes of Russia to the Lower East Side...
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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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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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Charlie Chaplin began his new job at Essanay Studios, who lured him away from Keystone with an offer of $1250 a week plus a...
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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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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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1915
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One Million Dollars is considerably more than the budget of this well-paced little melodrama. William Faversham plays...
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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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1915
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Based -- loosely -- on Leo Tolstoy, this film starred feted stage star Nance O'Neil but is rather better remembered as...
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1915
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