Charlie Chaplin (1951)

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illustrations following page 50 1 Chaplin in 1940. 2 Chaplin in his teens as a member of the music hall act "Casey's Court Circus." 3 Chaplin as he looked when he entered the movies. 4 The Sennett studio where Chaplin made his first comedies. 5 Mabel Normand, the leading comedienne at Keystone. 6 Scenes from "Making a Living," Chaplin's first film, before he adopted the tramp costume and make-up. 7 Frame enlargements from "Kid Auto Races at Venice," the short film in which Chaplin first wore his wrorld-famous outfit. 8 A posed shot from "Kid Auto Races at Venice," showing director Henry Lehrman, Frank D. Williams at the camera, and Chaplin. 9 "Between Showers" writh Chaplin and Ford Sterling. 10 Mack Swain obeying Sennett's oft repeated command, "Don't anticipate!" in "Laughing Gas." 1 1 Scenes from four Chaplin-Keystones: "Between Showers" (1), "Mabel's Busy Day" (2), "The Property Man" (3), "The Face on the Barroom Floor" (4). 12 Charlie welcomed (?) home by his wife (Phyllis Allen) in "The Rounders." 13 Charlie and Fatty Arbuckle create havoc in "The Rounders." 14 "The Rounders" end up in a sinking boat. 15 Three scenes from "Tillie's Punctured Romance" featuring Marie Dressier as Tillie, Chaplin as The City Slicker, and Mabel Normand as his partner in crime.