Movies: Charlie Chaplin

A documentary which explores the lives and tragic deaths of Marceline Orbes and Francis "Slivers" Oakley, the suicidal clowns who inspired Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton....

After mistakenly entering the premises of a school, a tramp manages to save two schoolgirls from two bullies....

Zepped is a 1916 propaganda comedy short film about a German Zeppelin attack on London during the First World War. Charlie Chaplin appears in the film, although it is unlikely he himself was involved in the production. Making use of stop-motion anima...

"A Woman of Paris" (1923) was the first film Chaplin made for United Artists Film Corporation, which he founded with his friends Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith. Chaplin had long considered making a dramatic feature. For the first...

At the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland, we see the red-hot favourites Hungary, led by the legendary Ferenc Puskás eventually beaten by West Germany 3-2 in a classic final....

German documentary about Hollywood...

A document of Charlie Chaplin's trip to Bali in 1932....

British comedian Tommy Handley makes funny commentary on speeded up and shortened version of Triple trouble (1918)...

"All at Sea" is a short documentary of Cooke, Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard all on Chaplin's yacht on an afternoon sail....

Joel Grey dresses up as Charlie Chaplin to tell the story of his movie career, and show many of his clips....

This documentary is featured on the Warner Bros. Chaplin Collection DVD for "The Circus," released in 2004....

Cinema a century ago was a new, exciting and highly democratic form of entertainment. Picture houses nationwide offered a sociable, lively environment in which to relax and escape from the daily grind. With feature films still rare, the programme was...

Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton were two incredibly talented artists who enjoyed enormous worldwide success at a very young age. The two giants of the golden age of silent cinema were perceived to be constantly competing with each other for the cro...

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Renowned French comedian and filmmaker Max Linder visits Charlie Chaplin in 1917....

In 1932, Chaplin, in full midlife crisis, escapes to Bali in search of himself to find the artistic rejuvenation and inspiration to do his difficult transition to sound film....