Little bits of Chaplin

I'm a big fan of Charlie Chaplin, the greatest artist of comedies whose wonderful films are eternal! This is a great adventure for me, so please join and help me collect the little bits of Chaplin! Pictures, videos, stories, I'll try to post everything that's connected to him!

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The Charlie Chaplin Blogathon Has Arrived!

I am so grateful to Domi from Little Bits of Classics for asking me to co-host this event and am equally excited to read what everyone has contributed! Chaplin is an actor/comedian/director/writer/…

The blogathon is here at last! Follow the link to read all the wonderful articles we’ve received!

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Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, also known as Charlie or The Little Tramp, was born 129 years ago, on the 16th of April, 1889. Seeing this as an opportunity to celebrate together, Christina Wehner and I have decided to host a blogathon in his honour between the 14th and 16th of April.

We’d be happy to welcome everyone among the participants! Let’s celebrate together!

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A young Chaplin in Tango Tanles

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So, I finished my children’s book (and the legalities in my country, AT LAST!!). And get approval from Buble Inc. (People at Chaplin Office are very supportive. Love them!) The ebook edition will be published this JANUARY via Kindle and PlayBook, while the printed edition in February. I’m crying

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Don’t miss Wina’s book! It’s going to be great fun!

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My Visit at Chaplin’s World – an Account of the Newly Opened Swiss Museum

It’s taken me quite some time to finally come around writing this post. Lots of things happened since my visit to Chaplin’s World but it was an experience hard to forget. This newly ope…

Are you interested in what I think of Chaplin’s World? Just click on the link to find out more! Lots of photos will come ahead!

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The Costume of the Little Tramp – a Moment of Inspiration or a Huge Theft?

Almost all of the iconic costumes in cinema history came to life after a long period of planning and perfecting by the most famous costume designers ever. The Little Tramp, according to Chaplin at …

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An amazing image I’ve found today on Jefferey Vance’s Facebook page - Caption says:  Chaplin with his friend Dr. Cecil Reynolds (center) at the Chaplin Studios during production of CITY LIGHTS (1931). Chaplin's press representative, Carlyle T. Robinson, is on the far right.

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Charlie Chaplin with Lita Grey (right) in 1924.

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I’m pretty sure Chaplin is in the same clothes in this photo with Konrad Berovici. They might have been taken on the same day. Lita was still in the cast, though not many of her scenes were filmed until the time she became pregnant.

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Paulette Goddard in Modern Times (1936)

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”The only two live spirits in a world of automatons. We are children with no sense of responsibility, whereas the rest of humanity is weighed down with duty. We are spiritually free” - Chaplin on his and Paulette’s character in Modern Times

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Charlie Chaplin returning home to England in 1921, 1931 and 1952 to promote his film releases at the time: The Kid, City Lights and Limelight, respectively.

‘When he left America a week ago, Charlie was worried incase our affection for him had dimmed. Londoners show him now that he need not have worried. We can never forget him, or the laughter he brought into our lives.’ (British Pathé, 1952)

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I found poverty neither attractive nor edifying. It taught me nothing but a distortion of values, an over-rating of the virtues and graces of the rich and the so-called better classes. - Chaplin

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City Lights

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Figuring out what the audience expects, and then doing something different, is great fun to me. - Chaplin

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Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator

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He later said wearing Hynkel's costume made him feel more aggressive.

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At the height of his popularity (which was basically every single year between 1915-1940) plenty of Chaplin-themed products were on sale. This is one of the best examples!

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From his autobiography. There are a couple of breathtaking stories in that!

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“The Circus”  - 1928

When he tries to be funny he fails, it’s only when he is performing his duties as a property man, ineptly, that he gets the laughs.

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I adore his face on this photo! So funny!

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Charlie Chaplin on the set of “Sunnyside”, with him is Tom Davies, Manager of Western Import Co. London. He handled Charlie’s films in the U.K.

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“Making Sunnyside was like pulling teeth” - Chaplin

Random on-set photos are welcome as always!

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I love any kind of Chaplin inspired street art! Especially if it’s funny!