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On the set of SHOULDER ARMS, 1918
Sydney Chaplin is dressed as the Kaiser at far left. He also played the Kaiser in The Bond, a film Chaplin made the same year for the Liberty Bond effort.
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“When I was young, the idea of an orgy was tremendously exciting. Charlie Chaplin once organized one in Hollywood for me and two Spanish friends, but when the three ravishing young women arrived from...
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With Margaret Rutherford on the set of A COUNTESS FROM HONG KONG
Margaret had a cameo role as the seasick elderly woman, Miss Gaulswallow. It was producer Jerry Epstein who recommended Rutherford for the role but Charlie was hesitant and accused Epstein of only...
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Outtake from THE COUNT (1916)
In the final film, Eric Campbell is seated in John Rand’s place, so Charlie doesn’t have to lean across Edna Purviance:
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Happy birthday, Charles Chaplin, Jr. (May 5, 1925 - March 20, 1968)
Charlie, Jr. with his father......and with his mother, Lita Grey Chaplin.
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Charlie Chaplin, Jr. in FANGS OF THE WILD (1954)
Here is a link to watch this film online:http://viooz.co/movies/17173-fangs-of-the-wild-1954.htmlI had never heard Charlie, Jr.'s voice before. He sounds a little like his brother, Sydney. This was his...
View ArticleCharlie at Santa Anita Racetrack, 1935
The footage of Charlie begins around the :36 mark & lasts about 22 seconds. A large group of Canadian Rotarians were also at the park that day and Charlie is seen in the clip wearing one of their...
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With Marion Davies, June 4th, 1930
I am officially a 40-something today. Charlie would have been my age in this photo with Marion Davies at the premiere of her film Florodora Girl. Unlike me, Charlie doesn't look a day over 30! (maybe...
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Paulette Goddard greets Charlie at his Film Society of Lincoln Center tribute...
The story goes that Paulette approached Charlie & said, “Hello, baby." Whereupon he turned, eyes filled with tears, and said, “Oh, oh! My little baby." And she said, "Yes, your only little baby."...
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He was always fond of people who were not carried away by his name. During my stay with him he had a young lady friend whom he called Hotsy Totsy. It was the only name I had ever heard him give her.One...
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World Tour Revisited: Juan-les-Pins
Charlie & May sunbathing in Juan-les-Pins. The spot on May's arm looks like armpit hair, although it's a little high up.Sometime in early May, Charlie & his traveling companion, May Reeves,...
View ArticleCigarette smoke gag, 1926
This footage can be found on the documentary, Unknown Chaplin. I believe it is an outtake from Ralph Barton's home movie, Camille, from 1926. You can watch the film in its entirety here. If you haven't...
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A Tony nod for "Chaplin: The Musical"
Rob McClure was nominated for a Tony for his performance as Charlie in Chaplin: The Musical. It was the show's only nomination. I had a chance to watch the musical not too long ago (I won't say how,...
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Charlie & his mother, Hannah
“In spite of the squalor in which we were forced to live, she had kept Sydney and me off the streets and made us feel we were not the ordinary product of poverty, but unique and distinguished.”—My...
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Happy Birthday, Oona Chaplin (May 14th, 1925 - September 27th, 1991)
The following is from a 1960 interview with Oona by Frederick Sands:We met when I was 16, a mere child at the time, and I have been in love with him ever since. He is my world. I've never seen or lived...
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