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World Tour (1931-32) Revisited: Out and about in Berlin, March 9th-15th, 1931

Charlie visits with children in the poor section of Berlin (above and below).At  police headquarters in Berlin where Charlie visited the Police Museum. “Frightening and depressing was my visit to the...

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World Tour (1931-32) Revisited: Romance in Berlin

Although his visit to Berlin lasted only a week, it didn't take Charlie long to find himself entangled in the charms of the opposite sex.The first woman to pique his interest was a Viennese dancer...

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New York, 1927

Photo from German magazine Revue des Monats, 1927.

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Happy birthday, Sydney (March 16th, 1885 - April 16th, 1965)

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World Tour (1931-32) Revisited: Vienna, March 16th, 1931

I arrived [in Vienna] to another big demonstration. Each crowd seems to get bigger and more demonstrative, God bless them! This time I am carried shoulder high out of the railroad station. It is...

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Convict #23 aka "The Eel" (The Adventurer, 1917)

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Ireland, c. 1960

Charlie poses with Oona and two of their daughters, Geraldine (on the horse) and Victoria.

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World Tour (1931-32) Revisited: Charlie talks in front of a sound camera for...

He would do this again a year later in Italy. Click here.

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New paperback reissue of MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY is now available on Amazon (U.S.)

Click here for more info. The Nickolas Muray photo on the cover is one of my favorites (even though it is flipped in the wrong direction).

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World Tour (1931-32) Revisited: Romantic adventures in "sad" Vienna

Charlie spent three short days in "sad, sensuous Vienna."*  His original plan was to stop over for a few hours in the city then move on to Budapest. But his plans quickly changed when he met a lovely...

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IN THE PARK (1915)

Released 98 years ago today.

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World Tour (1931-32) Revisited: Venice, March 19th, 1931

Below is newsreel footage of Charlie's gondola ride through the Grand Canal in Venice on the day of his arrival. The crowds would applaud and shout "Chow!" as his boat passed. "It is their greeting,"...

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Charlie & Paulette with Betty Hill (left), c. 1936

Hill was the future wife of King Vidor.

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"Spring Song" (Limelight, 1952)

Below are Charlie's original handwritten lyrics for the song:From Limelight: Project Chaplin N. 1

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The "chair" photos

Probably taken by Albert Witzel, c. 1922

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Marlene Dietrich visits Charlie on the set of CITY LIGHTS, c. 1930

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BURLESQUE ON CARMEN Reissue Lobby Card, c. 1920s

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World Tour (1931-32) Revisited: Paris, March 22nd, 1931

Charlie arrived in Paris from Venice to a near-riot situation. When he stepped onto the platform the crowd went wild, chanting, "Charlot! Charlot! He's a splendid fellow!" Many enthusiastic fans broke...

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Charlie with his 35 lb. tuna, c. 1920

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Autographed photo, 1942

Photo by Alexander Paal, c. 1940

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