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SHOULDER ARMS, released October 20th, 1918
This was Chaplin's second film for First National and his most successful up to that time.Chaplin signs the opening title card and then mimics shooting at the Tramp."The Awkward Squad"Soldier Charlie...
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Chaplin with performers from the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, Nogales, AZ,...
Chaplin was in Nogales en route to Guayamas, Mexico to marry Lita Grey. This was their first attempt to get married. When they filed the application they were told that by Mexican law they had to wait...
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Happy birthday, Edna Purviance (October 21, 1895)
From Picture Show, June 21, 1919:Some of the information in this article is incorrect, such as Edna's birth year (1895) and how she met Chaplin.But I did enjoy the interview excerpts. Edna always had a...
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Edna Purviance in her final film Education de Prince (1927)
Edna's last film was made in France and directed by Henri Diamant-Berger. It was shown in Europe but apparently not in America. Sadly, the film has become hard to find but, according to a reputable...
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With Will Rogers on the set of his film Unwilling Hero, 1921
More photos of his visit here.Rogers wrote the following about Chaplin in his weekly newspaper column in 1924:I consider Charlie Chaplin not only the funniest man in the world, but I consider him to be...
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Charlie Chaplin: Hero
During location filming for The Adventurer, which was released 97 years ago today, Chaplin dove into the rough waters off Topanga Canyon to save a young girl named Mildred Morrison from drowning. The...
View ArticlePapers from the June 2014 "Birth of the Tramp" conference in Bologna
http://www.cinetecadibologna.it/100charlot_eng/ev/conference2014/Papers
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Chaplin hosts a luncheon at Harry Sugarman’s Tropics in Beverly Hills,...
Paulette is wearing the same dress that she wore in these famous publicity photos of her and Charlie that were taken the previous month.CC, Anita Loos, Paulette, and Loos' hushand, John Emerson.Loos...
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Chaplin & the Kengeki
In the summer of 1928, Chaplin was invited by his secretary, Toraichi Kono, to see his first Kengeki, a Japanese sword play. It was performed by members of the Imperial Theater of Tokyo in a small...
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DOUGH & DYNAMITE, released October 26th, 1914
The idea for Dough and Dynamite emerged out of a sequence intended for Those Love Pangs. Chaplin wisely chose to expand the scenes into a separate film (which was completed before Those Love Pangs but...
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Ten-year-old Melanie Griffith on the set of A COUNTESS FROM HONG KONG (1967)
Melanie's mom, Tippi Hedron, played Martha Mears, wife of Ogden Mears (Marlon Brando) in the film. Melanie is reading The Films Of Charlie Chaplin by Gerald McDonald
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Chaplin posing with golfers during location filming for THE IDLE CLASS, 1921
More photos here.The golf scenes were filmed at Wilson Golf Course in Griffith Park.
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Chaplin on the witness stand during the Charles Amador trial, Feb. 26, 1925
Los Angeles Times, February 27, 1925On this particular day of testimony, Chaplin was asked whether an actor's success affects his personal life. "I cannot answer that," he responded with a smile. Had...
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"There's Always One You Can't Forget"
Written by Charles Chaplin From Oh! That Cello by Thomas BeckmannThis song, plus two other Chaplin compositions (“The Peace Patrol” & “Oh! That Cello”), were published by the short-lived Charlie...
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The bench photos
Located at the end of a row of offices near the studio screening room, this bench was a popular spot for photos at the Chaplin Studio.The building straight ahead is a corner of the studio laboratory. I...
View ArticleChaplin mimics Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, and others aboard his yacht,...
From the Alistair Cooke home movie, All At Sea.
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