Filming on location was the norm in the early silent days, but given its distractions, Charlie was often at odds with these
expeditions. In fact, he loathed them.
1 Therefore it's not surprising to find the following clipping about a problem Charlie encountered during location shooting for this film ("The Song Shop" aka "His Musical Career"):
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| Moving Picture World, October 24th, 1914 |
According to
Chaplin by Denis Gifford: "only Charlie's fame saved him from arrest."
1My Autobiography, pg. 220: "I loathe working outside on location because of its distraction. One's concentration and inspiration blow away with the wind." Charlie was describing the location shoot for Shoulder Arms which was filmed during a "sizzling heat wave" and added that "working inside a camouflaged tree was anything but comfortable."
