Rare candid footage of Charlie and Edna
This film may have been taken when they were either en route or returning from Hawaii in 1917. Edna doesn't appear until the last few seconds. Many thanks to Dominique Dugros sharing this with me. This...
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With Gloria Swanson, c. 1923
See another photo taken at the same time here, plus the story behind the photographs.
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Sculptor Jo Davidson creates a bust of Chaplin, New York City, August 1925
From Between Sittings by Jo Davidson (1951):From a diary kept at this time I see that on August 12, soon after I arrived in New York, I went to a dinner for Charlie Chaplin at Conde Nast's. Chaplin and...
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World Tour Revisited: Batavia, Java, March 30th, 1932
From Singapore, we traveled on the Van Lansberge for Batavia, the capital of Java in the Dutch East Indies. Upon arriving we were greeted by a large crowd at the dock and presented with a wreath of...
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Chaplin's Mann Act testimony, March 30-31, 1944
Charlie in court, March 30th, 1944According to one reporter, Charlie appeared in court on his first day of testimony wearing a navy blue suit and his "favorite" polka-dot blue tie "but no sign of a...
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World Tour Revisited: From Bandoeng to Soerabaja, March 30 - April 1, 1932
Where in the world are Charlie and Syd? Here is a map of Java and their stops betweenBatavia (Jakarta) and Surabaya (Soerabaja). When we last left Charlie and Syd they were in Batavia and had arranged...
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THE KID on TCM tonight at 1:45AM (EST)
Also on the schedule tonight is Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill, Jr. which is directed by Chuck Riesner who also appears in The Kid.http://www.tcm.com/schedule/
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Two Giants
Screenland, 1924The caption reads: "The giant of the screen on the right and the gentleman on the left is the giant of the Hagenback-Wallace Circus. He stands 8 ft. 4i in. tall and in Nogales,...
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PAY DAY, released April 2nd, 1922
Charlie used reverse photography for the bricklaying sequence.The great Phyllis Allen plays Charlie's battle-ax wife.A drunken night out. Syd Chaplin is on the left. Charlie's use of artificial...
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World Tour Revisited: The "funny man" arrives in Bali, April 3rd, 1932
*All photos are from Charlie and Syd's home movies of Bali.The brothers' first glimpse of Bali was in the morning. "We were cruising along its beautiful shores on the way to Bulelang, our landing...
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April 4th, 1944: Chaplin is acquitted in Mann Act case
Charlie during a break in closing arguments. April 4th, 1944After two and a half hours of closing arguments, the jury deliberated from 11:00am until 6:00pm. Chaplin later recalled that he thought it...
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Charlie with his second wife, Lita (right), and Marion Davies, c. 1925
This is an interesting picture for a couple of reasons: a.) there are few pictures of Charlie and Lita together and b.) Marion was Charlie's mistress at the time.Speaking of the Charlie-Lita-Marion...
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Charlie gets the death sentence, 1918
"Charles Spencer Chaplin, the most famous man in the world, stood with his hands tied behind his back, sentenced to death. He wore a blindfold which had slipped up over his forehead.'You have to shut...
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Gracie Mansion, New York City, April 6th, 1972
Mayor John Lindsay presents Charlie with the keys to the city as well as the Handel Medallion, the city's highest award for the performing arts. Lindsay called Charlie "a great citizen of the world."...
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Charlie with Mickey Rooney at a preview of the 1942 reissue of The Gold Rush
Another legend gone. RIP Mickey.Here is an interview from 2001 where Rooney talks about meeting Charlie.http://youtu.be/gzU_gwLXlF8?t=8m15s
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Chaplin, Wallace Worsley, and Elliott Dexter, c.1921
I believe this was taken on the set of Worsley's film Grand Larceny. The leading lady in the film was Claire Windsor, whom Chaplin was dating around this time.Chaplin recalled that when he first met...
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Charlie Chaplin & Paulette Goddard: A Secret Love Affair Exhibition Opens at...
From Gail Fornasiere, Director of Marketing & Public Relations at the Catalina Island Museum:AVALON – April 1, 2014He was already the most famous film star the world had ever known. She was more...
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