A pictorial history of the movies (1943)

Record Details:

Title:
A pictorial history of the movies
Date:
1943
Publisher:
New York : Simon and Schuster
Volume:
A pictorial history of the movies
Leaf #:
00055
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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CAUGHT Nobody sensed it at the time, but Chaplin is one of the three authentic geniuses the films have produced. If anybody suspected it, Mack Sennett did. Here is Chaplin in one of his first Sennett pictures, Caught in a Cabaret. BELOW Many are the legends about the origin of Charlie's classic derby hat, baggy pants, oversize shoes, and cane. One says that he deliberately chose the costume to symbolize shabby gentility. Another holds that Chaplin hastily borrowed the costume from friends for his first day of shooting on the Sennett lot. In any event, here is the famous ensemble as exhibited in the 1914 production, Between Showers. Facing him is Ford Sterling. In the background, at the left, is Chester Conklin.