Charlie Chaplin (1951)

Record Details:

Title:
Charlie Chaplin
Date:
1951
Publisher:
New York : Henry Schuman, Inc.
Volume:
Charlie Chaplin
Leaf #:
000187
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
{"Media History Digital Library","Richard Koszarski","Jeff Joseph"}
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
June 20, 2024
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X V I Chaplin's 1921 trip abroad Following "The Kid," Chaplin produced the two-reel "The Idle Class," in the spring of 1921. Desiring to finish his First National contract for eight pictures he spent three months preparing the script and a month building the sets of the next film. At last, on a day in August 1921, everything was ready. Actors on the set at eight in the morning, cameras and lights in position — but no Chaplin. Shortly after noon he arrived in a highly nervous state. Carl Robinson was called by Sidney into the office, where Chaplin was pacing up and down. Suddenly Charlie turned to Robinson and ordered him to make the necessary arrangements for an immediate trip to Europe. Robinson obeyed although he thought his boss was out of his head — with the extras waiting on the set and the months of preparation behind him. Next night Chaplin and Robinson were on the train to New York. Exhausted by his long work on "The Kid," the Harris divorce suit, and an attack of influenza, Chaplin was in a depressed, stagnated, and "what's the use" mood. He was also homesick for England which he had not seen in eight long years. He needed an emotional holiday and, quite frankly, wanted to bask in the spotlight of his recent success. Perhaps "The Kid" would be his last hit! He actually feared, in 1921, that his popularity would not last. At the Los Angeles station, Chaplin sidestepped