Charlie Chaplin (1951)

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contents the importance of Chaplin and his art 1 childhood and stage career 10 the Karno Company and tour of America 16 iv the motion picture industry, December 1913, and a note on Mack Sennett 22 v Chaplin at Keystone 28 vi the Chaplin-Keystone films (1914) 35 vii Essanay — the transitional period 46 viii $10,000 a week from Mutual 58 ix the classic Mutual comedies 67 x million-dollar contract and first marriage 84 xi "A Dog's Life" — first masterpiece 95 xii "Shoulder Arms" 101 xiii two failures 109 xiv Chaplin's method 116 xv "The Kid" 124 xvi Chaplin's 1921 trip abroad 135 xvii new friends us xviii two minor comedies 155 xix "The Pilgrim" 162 xx "A Woman of Paris" 168