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million-dollar contract and first marriage 93
ceedings instituted in California. Arriving at a hotel unshaven, dirty, and with only a few cents between them, they were at first refused a room, the clerk informing them no cheap rooms were available. Telegraphing brought money and clothes.
Chaplin's identity was revealed. He was reported to be "resting." According to one rumor he was "through" and was seeking another tenant for his studio. Chaplin announced that he would not contest the divorce provided Miss Harris withdrew an order restraining him from selling his latest picture. A reasonable financial settlement was finally made out of court. Miss Harris received $100,000 and a share of community property. The divorce was granted November 19, 1920.
Chaplin shipped "The Kid" to New York, and followed to put it in final shape for launching there. He stayed at the Ritz Carlton, registering under his middle name, Spencer, and savoring New York's night life.
The Chaplin marriage and divorce had been unfortunate, but thousands of marital mixups outside of Hollywood were no less unfortunate. However, as in the case of the Pickford-Fairbanks divorces and marriage and the Arbuckle and Taylor tragedies of the following year, the newspapers dwelt luridly on the details.
No doubt much of what Miss Harris charged was true. Chaplin is notorious for his moods. Sometimes he would lock himself in his room for days, writing. He might retire to play his cello for hours or go out on long walks, alone, until four in the morning. How could a rather conventional young girl understand or suit such a husband? How could she grasp that his long silences were in part symptoms of their mismating? That a man might be so engrossed in his work seems never to have been grasped by this simple, bewildered girl. The experience must have affected Chaplin too; reporters commented on his graying hair.