Charlie Chaplin photo gallery

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A collection of photographs of Charlie Chaplin.

Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp, from the movie 'The Tramp' in 1914 according to an interview with Charlie Chaplin in 1933, “A hotel set was built for Mabel Normand’s picture and I was hurriedly told to put on a funny make-up. This time I went to the wardrobe and got a pair of baggy pants, a tight coat, a small derby hat and a large pair of shoes. I wanted the clothes to be a mass of contradictions, knowing pictorially the figure would be vividly outlined on the screen. To add a comic touch, I wore a small mustache which would not hide my expression. My appearance got an enthusiastic response from everyone, including Mr.Sennet. The clothes seemed to imbue me with the spirit of the character . He actually became a man with a soul - a point of view. I defined to Mr Sennet the type of person he was. “He wears an air of romantic hunger, forever seeking romance, but his feet won’t let him.”

Charlie Chaplin as the little Tramp in Kid's Auto Races in Venice Charlie Chaplin in Kid’s Auto Races in Venice, his second screen appearance and the first on-screen appearance of his world-famous little Tramp character.