Charlie Chaplin reviews

reviews of both Charlie Chaplin's films and books, as well as biographies

Monday, December 18, 2006

Mabel’s Strange Predicament (1914)

Charlie Chaplin, in his tramp outfit but *not* in his tramp character, acting as the villian in a Mabel Norman comedy

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Kid Auto Races at Venice | Charlie Chaplin’s first appearance as the Tramp

movie review of 'Kid Auto Races at Venice', the first appearance of Charlie Chaplin's world-famous Tramp character

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Laughing Gas - Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin's directing debut, 'Laughing Gas' - Although only a dental assistant, Charlie pretends to be the dentist. After receiving too much anesthesia, a patient can't stop laughing, so Charlie knocks him out with a club. Charlie is then sent to the drug store by the dentist, gets in a fight with a man who receives a brick in the face, thus becoming another dental patient. He also pulls the skirt off of the dentist's wife while she is outside walking. At one point Charlie pulls a the wrong tooth from an unfortunate patient, using over sized pliers.

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

A Busy Day - Charlie Chaplin

In 'A Busy Day', Charlie Chaplin (in drag) plays a wife jealous of her husband's (Mack Swain) interest in another woman. On her way to attack the couple, the wife interrupts the set of a film, knocking over a film director, played by Mack Sennett, and a police officer, played by Billy Gilbert. Finally, the husband pushes Charlie Chaplin off of a pier, where he/she falls into a harbor.

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Mabel’s Married Life - Charlie Chaplin

An early Charlie Chaplin short film, 'Mabel's Married Life' has Mabel Normand married to the weak, easily-intimidated Charlie, who doesn't defend his wife when a masher (Chaplin regular Mack Swain) tries to make time with her. Feeling utterly worthless, Charlie goes off to a bar and gets drunk -- meantime, Mabel buys a boxing dummy to build up Charlie's strength and confidence. But when the now-tipsy Charlie comes home, he mistakes the dummy for the masher.

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Caught in the Rain - Charlie Chaplin

'Caught in the Rain' is an early (1914) Charlie Chaplin short silent film, made at Keystone Studios, co-starring Mabel Normand, where Charlie gets in trouble for trying to be a little to friendly to a woman (whom he was unaware was married) and later has to try to get out of the situation when the same woman, sleepwalking, comes into his hotel room.

The Knockout - Charlie Chaplin

The Knockout (1914) was Charlie Chaplin's seventeenth film for Keystone Studios. Chaplin only has a small role, and Fatty Arbuckle takes up the main role. It also stars Arbuckle's wife, Minta Durfee, Edgar Kennedy and Keystone owner, Mack Sennett in a minor role as a spectator.

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Charlie Chaplin store

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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

The Star Boarder - Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin as 'the little tramp' in 'The Star Boarder' - a silent film where he becomes his landlady's favorite, much to her husband's consternation ...

Saturday, March 10, 2007

The Little Tramp : The Charlie Chaplin Collection

review of 'The Little Tramp : The Charlie Chaplin Collection' - a collection of much of Charlie Chaplin's early silent films, featuring work from the Keystone, Essanay, Mutual and First National film studios

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Cruel, Cruel Love - Charlie Chaplin

'Cruel, Cruel Love' stars Charlie Chaplin, though not as the little tramp, as a man who thinks he's been jilted by the woman he loves and tries to commit suicide

Thursday, August 09, 2007

The Essential Chaplin - book review

Book review of 'The Essential Chaplin - Perspectives on the Life and Art of the Great Comedian, edited with an introduction by Richard Schickel'. In a nutshell, it's a collection of Charlie Chaplin's contemporaries, writing about him at the time of his great success. Truly fascinating reading, with articles by Alistair Cooke, Alexander Woolcot, and Winston Churchill (yes, *that* Churchill). A fascinating read, strongly recommended for fans of Charlie Chaplin.

Sunday, January 06, 2008

The Masquerader - Charlie Chaplin

In 'The Masquerader', Charlie Chaplin plays the part of an actor who, after a slapstick interaction with Fatty Arbuckle, bungles several scenes and is fired. He returns in disguise as a beautiful young, lady and charms the director into hiring 'her' -- but when he reveals his identity, a chase ensues, with Charlie ending up in a well.

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

His Favorite Pastime - Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin in 'His Favorite Pastime', a very early appearance of the little tramp.

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Twenty Minutes of Love - Charlie Chaplin

A silent short film starring Charlie Chaplin as his famous little tramp, trying to find love in a park on a sunny day, only to have complications arrive in the persons of a pickpocket ... and a police officer

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