Hard Streets — Charlie Chaplin and the Lambeth boys made good

Jacqueline Riding’s meticulously researched history paints a vivid picture of working-class London in the Victorian and ...

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Scandalous Affair With a 21-Year-Old Actress That Changed Paternity Laws in the USA ...
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How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to fight fascism

Hollywood studios did not want Charlie Chaplin to make The Great Dictator. When he first started writing the script in 1938, the U.S. had not yet entered World War II. In fact, it still enjoyed ...
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Chaplin’s City Lights final scene still hailed as cinema’s best

Film scholars say the sequence exemplifies Chaplin’s mastery of storytelling through simplicity, emotion and visual performance.

'It's why Chaplin was in a class by himself': The story behind City Lights and cinema's greatest ever final shot

Charlie Chaplin's silent comedy, City Lights, is often cited as one of the greatest films ever made – and its final moments are key to its reputation.