Charlie Chaplin (1951)

Record Details:

Title:
Charlie Chaplin
Date:
1951
Publisher:
New York : Henry Schuman, Inc.
Volume:
Charlie Chaplin
Leaf #:
000409
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:
March 21, 2024
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postscript 309 the Chaplin detractors who in 1947 predicted that the public had permanently soured on him. Moreover, a new generation that had grown up without ever having seen Charlie Chaplin took "City Lights" to their hearts as if it had been made only yesterday. Life magazine proclaimed the twenty year old film "the best picture of the year." And Time magazine remarked that it will probably last as long as anything on film. "Its storytelling is so eloquently visual that it makes most sound movies seem like the stunted products of a half-forgotten art." More reissues are promised. Even if Chaplin does not make another film, his old pictures will continue to be revived. And with their timeless comedy and humanity they will doubtless continue to be shown in theatres, auditoriums, and on television so long as celluloid holds out.