Podcasts about Charlie Chaplin

Dana and Tom with returning 5x Club Member, Kieran B. (Host and Creator of the Best Picture Cast), discuss the silent comedy classic, Modern Times (1936), celebrating its 90th anniversary: written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, cinematography by Ira Morgan and Roland Totheroh, music by Charlie Chaplin, editing by Charlie Chaplin and Willard Nico, starring Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard.Plot Summary: In Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin returns again as the Little Tramp, a factory worker who struggles to keep up with the fast pace of modern machines. On an assembly line, he tightens bolts all day until the pressure drives him nearly insane. After a nervous breakdown, he is sent to a hospital. When he gets out, he is mistaken for a communist leader during a workers' protest and is thrown in jail. Even in jail, his clumsy good luck helps him stop a prison break, but once he is free, he finds it hard to survive in a world ruled by machines and money.During his struggles, the Tramp meets a poor young woman played by Paulette Goddard. She is hungry, homeless, and trying to care for her sisters after their father dies. The two form a close bond and dream of building a simple life together. They face job losses, hunger, and constant trouble with the law, yet they refuse to give up hope. In the final scene, Chaplin and Goddard walk down an open road, determined to keep going despite the hardships of the modern world.Guest:Kieran B (15x Member Club)Host and Creator of the Best Picture Cast; @bestpicturecast on X, IG, Letterboxd - BPC, Personal LetterboxdPrevious Episodes (17x): Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1957), Lost in Translation (2003), Gran Torino (2008), Stalag 17 (1953), Shane (1953), A Fistful of Dollars (1964), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Revisit, 12 Angry Men (1957) Revisit,

Petit poisson deviendra... pinnipède ! Après une série dédiée aux manchots, nous partons à la rencontre de ces mammifères marins moustachus et aux pattes en forme de pagaie, à nouveau en compagnie de Mathilde Chevallay.Mathilde est docteure en biologie marine, vulgarisatrice scientifique et photographe animalière. Spécialiste des comportements de prédation des Otaries à fourrure, des Éléphants de mer du Sud et des Manchots royaux, elle a pu les rencontrer au sein d'immenses colonies lors d'expéditions menées aux Îles Kerguelen, juste au dessus de l'Antarctique.Ce premier épisode de cette nouvelle série est consacré à la présentation du sous-ordre des Pinnipèdes. Les Pinnipèdes, c'est 33 espèces réparties dans l'essentiel des mers du monde, avec une immense diversité de formes, de couleurs et de comportements. Parmi ces 33 espèces, on retrouve 3 familles : les Phocidés (les 19 espèces de "phoques"), qui n'ont pas d'oreille externe et qui ondulent sur le sol comme des chenilles ; les Otariidés (14 espèces d' "otaries" et "lions de mer"), aux adorables petites oreilles pointues et aux longues nageoires qui leur savent à se mouvoir dans l'eau comme sur terre ; et enfin les Odobénidés, qui ne compte qu'une seule espèce actuelle, le Morse.Ces as de la nage sont qualifiés de "mammifères marins semi-aquatiques" : ils vivent l'essentiel de leur vie dans l'océan. Mais attention, leurs plus proches cousins ne sont ni les baleines, ni les dauphins, eux aussi des mammifères marins, mais... les loutres, les ours et les chiens !___

On this episode of Riggle's Picks, hosts Rob Riggle and Darren Leader sit down with Diedrich Bader for a funny and surprisingly heartfelt conversation about why we need comedy now more than ever. Diedrich shares stories from Napoleon Dynamite and Office Space, breaking down what was scripted versus improvised, reflects on the power of making a room laugh (including an impromptu Charlie Chaplin performance in a movie theater), talks recent voiceover work, and even kicks things off — and wraps it up — in a delicious German accent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Release Date: Monday 16 February 2026    Description:   Your friends in podcasting discuss Netflix's (perhaps misleading) embrace of movie theaters, they celebrate the resurrection of Todd Hayne's seemingly dead but now forthcoming detective film (with Pedro Pascal replacing Joaquin Phoenix), and an upcoming movie starring Simon Pegg, Sofia Boutella and Quentin Tarantino. Nia DaCosta's Hedda gets analyzed, as does the Thai comedy A Useful Ghost and the Charlie Chaplin masterpiece Modern Times. More upcoming movies get previewed and the outstanding discodelic soul of Say She She gets celebrated in the return of "Live Event of the Week".

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From an impoverished neighbourhood in South London, Charlie Chaplin became one of the most significant figures in the development of cinema. More recently, TV writers like Sophie Willan and Michaela Coel have transformed the way working class lives are depicted on TV, from the concerned paternalism of the 1960s to a more celebratory view from the inside in the 2020s. In this week's edition of Radio 4's arts and ideas discussion programme, Matthew Sweet charts these changes, and considers what they mean for our understanding of class categories in wider society. With TV historian Laura Minor, art historian Jacqueline Riding, novelist Adelle Stripe, and historian Samuel Johnson-Schlee. Plus, an interview with Ian La Frenais, co-creator of such comedy classics as The Likely Lads and Porridge. The paperback of Adelle Stripe's memoir Base Notes, and Jacqueline Riding's book Hard Street: Working Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin's London, are both published in February. Producer: Luke Mulhall

Tonight on the Red Eye Report, we're negotiating our release while breaking down the wildest, weirdest, and most famous ransom cases in history. From stolen celebrity corpses to Yakuza run-ins, we are covering it all while waiting for the wire transfer to clear. Tonight's Hostage Situation: Oracle: Currently suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, winking at the kidnappers, and complimenting their tracksuits. Mystic: Won't stop complaining about the 1-ply toilet paper in the holding cell, yet somehow is still hogging it all. Teddy: Is legitimately offended that his ransom demand is 75% lower than the rest of ours. Ashtray: The one who got us here because "this Time Share sounded legit." On the Docket: Tonight we dive deep into the history of extortion and abduction: The Nancy Guthrie Case: The mysterious disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother. Bobby Brown vs. The Preacher Crew: That time in 1993 when Whitney Houston proved she was the real gangster. Yakuza Debts: The terrifying story of The Animals' tour manager, Kevin Deverich. Grave Robbing for Profit: The bizarre 1978 theft of Charlie Chaplin's corpse (and the demand for $600k). Head of the Class: The curious case of philosopher Jeremy Bentham's stolen preserved head. The King's Ransom: How Conquistadors trapped Inca Emperor Atahualpa. Crime of the Century: A look back at the Lindbergh Baby kidnapping.

Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times In 1936 Charlie Chaplin (arguably the most iconic figure of Silent Films) would produce his final (mostly) silent masterpiece, Modern Times. This week Mr. Chavez & I continue our look at Cinema that challenges the status quo, with a film that examines the de-humanizing drive of capitalism to push profit over people and the subsequent endurance of the individual to survive all of it . Modern Times is a beautifully realized film that was born out of the imagination of a filmmaker whose own background ensures the honesty of the narrative. Modern Times is both funny and heartbreaking, honest and thought-provoking. Chaplin's final masterpiece (in this reviewer's opinion) is as relevant today as it has ever been. It's time we take a look at a brutal statement delivered to us in a manner that slowly works its way into our psyche and forces us to see that today's struggles are anything but new. Take a listen and let us know what you think. As always we can be reached at gondoramos@yahoo.com. Many, Many Thanks.  For those of you who would like to donate to this undying labor of love, you can do so with a contribution at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/watchrickramos - Anything and Everything is appreciated, You Cheap Bastards.

Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton are now often universally viewed as the two great silent film movie comedians. And their personal biographies, even their physical characteristics (they were both 5'5), rhyme in a fascinating way.  They both made some of the towering comedies-The Kid, The Gold Rush, The Great Dictator, Seven Chances, Sherlock Jr., The General. Most intriguingly, Chaplin can be viewed as the grandfather of the art film tradition and Keaton the grandpappy of the action film.  Secret Movie Club founder.programmer Craig Hammill offers an initial overview of these two movie giants' biographies, body of work, and legacies.

Charlie Chaplin zählt zu den einflussreichsten Künstlern des 20. Jahrhunderts. Für ihn war Komik niemals bloße Unterhaltung oder Flucht aus der Realität, sondern ein Mittel, die Absurdität, Brutalität und Ungerechtigkeit der Welt sichtbar zu machen – und sie zugleich erträglich zu halten. Lachen bedeutete für Chaplin keine Verharmlosung, sondern konnte entlarven, bloßstellen und Machtstrukturen erschüttern. Besonders deutlich wird diese Haltung in den 1930er- und frühen 1940er-Jahren. Während Chaplin in Hollywood zu einer globalen Ikone wurde, stieg in Deutschland Adolf Hitler zur Macht auf – ein Mann, dessen äußere Erscheinung und Gestik eine irritierende Nähe zu Chaplins berühmter Leinwandfigur aufwiesen. Was zunächst Anlass für Spott und Karikaturen bot, entwickelte sich mit dem Fortschreiten der Geschichte zu einer beunruhigenden Konstellation. Beide waren Produkte derselben Epoche, einer Zeit, in der Film, Fotografie und Massenmedien begannen, politische Realität zu formen. Beide verstanden die Macht von Bildern, Gesten und Inszenierung – doch sie nutzten sie für gegensätzliche Zwecke. Während Chaplin das Lachen zur Humanisierung einsetzte und den Einzelnen sichtbar machte, nutzte Hitler Inszenierung zur Entmenschlichung und zur Mobilisierung von Hass und Gewalt. Diese Episode erzählt keine bloße historische Kuriosität, sondern stellt eine grundlegende Frage: Welche Verantwortung trägt Kunst in Zeiten politischer Extreme? Und kann Satire dem absolut Bösen etwas entgegensetzen – oder stößt sie an ihre Grenzen?

United Artists, a new company formed by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith - four of the most powerful figures in early cinema - was announced on 5th February 1919. The movie trade press quickly labelled it a ‘rebellion' against the mainstream studios. Declaring their new enterprise would exist to “protect the industry from itself”, the Hollywood quartet took aim at an industry that depended on long contracts, vertical integration and strict talent control. They hoped to see a greater degree of creative autonomy and financial reward, but perhaps underestimated the difficulty of running a distribution company and the risks the studio system itself had absorbed. Existing contracts delayed releases, investors were wary, and the promise of artistic freedom collided with the realities of inconsistent output, experimental failure and changing technology, including the arrival of sound. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider UA's eerily prescient ambition to counter ‘machine-made entertainment'; discover how an experience selling war bonds helped inspire  the idea for the studio; and explain why, despite their success, the studio still missed out on ‘Gone With The Wind'...  Further Reading: • ‘United Artists: The studio that challenged and revolutionised Hollywood' (Far Out, 2021):  https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/united-artists-studio-revolutionised-hollywood/ • ‘Artists Unite Against the Studios' (Celebrate California): https://celebratecalifornia.library.ca.gov/february-5-1919-artists-unite-against-the-studios-2/ • ‘Chaplin, Fairbanks, Pickford & Griffith Signing United Artists Contract' (1919): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEBZU_KHSM0 #Hollywood #1910s #Business #Film Love the show? Support us!  Join 

Welcome to the hard streets: working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, in Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin's London (Profile, 2026) by Dr. Jacqueline Riding. Charlie Chaplin rose from the hard streets of Edwardian London to worldwide fame. But his work and outlook were always shaped by the world he came from, a place of cheap entertainments and the threat of the workhouse, radical politics and desperate poverty. Framed through the life of this iconic success story, acclaimed historian Jacqueline Riding reveals working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Breathing life into forgotten stories of mothers and sons, labourers and actors, vagrants and sex workers, of suffering, survival and success against the odds, this compelling social history paints a striking portrait of a vanished city. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Welcome to the hard streets: working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, in Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin's London (Profile, 2026) by Dr. Jacqueline Riding. Charlie Chaplin rose from the hard streets of Edwardian London to worldwide fame. But his work and outlook were always shaped by the world he came from, a place of cheap entertainments and the threat of the workhouse, radical politics and desperate poverty. Framed through the life of this iconic success story, acclaimed historian Jacqueline Riding reveals working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Breathing life into forgotten stories of mothers and sons, labourers and actors, vagrants and sex workers, of suffering, survival and success against the odds, this compelling social history paints a striking portrait of a vanished city. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Welcome to the hard streets: working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, in Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin's London (Profile, 2026) by Dr. Jacqueline Riding. Charlie Chaplin rose from the hard streets of Edwardian London to worldwide fame. But his work and outlook were always shaped by the world he came from, a place of cheap entertainments and the threat of the workhouse, radical politics and desperate poverty. Framed through the life of this iconic success story, acclaimed historian Jacqueline Riding reveals working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Breathing life into forgotten stories of mothers and sons, labourers and actors, vagrants and sex workers, of suffering, survival and success against the odds, this compelling social history paints a striking portrait of a vanished city. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

Welcome to the hard streets: working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, in Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin's London (Profile, 2026) by Dr. Jacqueline Riding. Charlie Chaplin rose from the hard streets of Edwardian London to worldwide fame. But his work and outlook were always shaped by the world he came from, a place of cheap entertainments and the threat of the workhouse, radical politics and desperate poverty. Framed through the life of this iconic success story, acclaimed historian Jacqueline Riding reveals working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Breathing life into forgotten stories of mothers and sons, labourers and actors, vagrants and sex workers, of suffering, survival and success against the odds, this compelling social history paints a striking portrait of a vanished city. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

Welcome to the hard streets: working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, in Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin's London (Profile, 2026) by Dr. Jacqueline Riding. Charlie Chaplin rose from the hard streets of Edwardian London to worldwide fame. But his work and outlook were always shaped by the world he came from, a place of cheap entertainments and the threat of the workhouse, radical politics and desperate poverty. Framed through the life of this iconic success story, acclaimed historian Jacqueline Riding reveals working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Breathing life into forgotten stories of mothers and sons, labourers and actors, vagrants and sex workers, of suffering, survival and success against the odds, this compelling social history paints a striking portrait of a vanished city. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

Welcome to the hard streets: working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, in Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin's London (Profile, 2026) by Dr. Jacqueline Riding. Charlie Chaplin rose from the hard streets of Edwardian London to worldwide fame. But his work and outlook were always shaped by the world he came from, a place of cheap entertainments and the threat of the workhouse, radical politics and desperate poverty. Framed through the life of this iconic success story, acclaimed historian Jacqueline Riding reveals working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Breathing life into forgotten stories of mothers and sons, labourers and actors, vagrants and sex workers, of suffering, survival and success against the odds, this compelling social history paints a striking portrait of a vanished city. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the hard streets: working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, in Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin's London (Profile, 2026) by Dr. Jacqueline Riding. Charlie Chaplin rose from the hard streets of Edwardian London to worldwide fame. But his work and outlook were always shaped by the world he came from, a place of cheap entertainments and the threat of the workhouse, radical politics and desperate poverty. Framed through the life of this iconic success story, acclaimed historian Jacqueline Riding reveals working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Breathing life into forgotten stories of mothers and sons, labourers and actors, vagrants and sex workers, of suffering, survival and success against the odds, this compelling social history paints a striking portrait of a vanished city. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

In Svennis Klasse war der Schulfotograf. Aber Bianca will die Bilder nicht bestellen, denn Svenni sieht mit dem Flaum auf der Oberlippe aus wie Charlie Chaplin. Auch auf den Aufnahmen aus den Vorjahren sah er immer merkwürdig aus.

One of Gilbert and Frank's favorite interviews was this 2014 sitdown with a legend of local broadcasting, the one and only Joe Franklin. In this episode, the boys dropped in on Joe's infamously cluttered (an understatement!) Manhattan office to nosh on (very old) chicken salad, dodge falling stacks of collectibles and ask the “King of Nostalgia” about his memories of Charlie Chaplin, Woody Allen, Buster Keaton, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and John Lennon, to name but a few. PLUS: The Ramones! Remembering the Toastmaster General! Joe interviews Boris Karloff (and Bela Lugosi?)! And the greatest entertainer of all time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode 45, Johnny talks to Auckland-based Radio New Zealand journalist Nik Dirga. Nik moved to New Zealand from the USA in 2006. He has more than 30 years of journalism experience, for publications in California, New York, Mississippi and Oregon and has won multiple awards for his reporting and essays. On this side of the world, his work has been published by Radio New Zealand, the New Zealand Listener, the New Zealand Herald, the Australian Associated Press, the Spinoff and much, much more.Their chat includes a look at a slew of this year's Oscar-nominated films, they discuss the work of David Cronenberg, Billy Wilder and Charlie Chaplin, they take a deep dive into the messy, uneven films of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, and Nik shares his experiences two years ago watching the actual filming of one of 2025's movie masterpieces……This conversation was recorded face to face in late-January of 2026.Thanks to James Van As who wrote and performed the brilliant podcast music (check out James' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loco Looper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ game) and to Willow Van As who designed the amazing artwork and provided general podcast support.You can contact My Movie DNA on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @mymovieDNA or email mymovieDNA@gmail.com.Check out Johnny's new podcast series, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠500 Films: A Journey Through Genre Cinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, available wherever you get your podcasts. 

Why does Trump obsess over comedians?Why do authoritarian regimes always come for artists first?And why is laughing at fascists one of the oldest forms of resistance we've got?In this special edition of The Trawl, Marina and Jemma trace the dangerous present moment back through history from Charlie Chaplin and Marlene Dietrich to Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel and the journalists refusing to blink. This is a furious, funny, chilling tribute to satire as a political weapon and to the people brave enough to use it.Laughing isn't frivolous.It's subversive.This episode is sponsored by AG1 - the daily foundational nutrition support drink which helps you combat the winter season both mentally and physically. For a limited time, get a limited edition AG one Green Steel Tumblr plus five travel packs, and a welcome kit to get you started.That's all worth £80, but it's free when you sign up for a monthly subscription at drinkag1.com/thetrawlThank you for sharing and please do follow us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@TheTrawl Twitterhttps://twitter.com/TheTrawlPodcastIf you've even mildly enjoyed The Trawl, you'll love the unfiltered, no-holds-barred extras from Jemma & Marina over on Patreon, including:• Exclusive episodes of The Trawl Goss – where Jemma and Marina spill backstage gossip, dive into their personal lives, and often forget the mic is on• Early access to The Trawl Meets…• Glorious ad-free episodesPlus, there's a bell-free community of over 3,300 legends sparking brilliant chat.And it's your way to support the pod which the ladies pour their hearts, souls (and occasional anxiety) into. All for your listening pleasure and reassurance that through this geopolitical s**tstorm… you're not alone.Come join the fun:https://www.patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dana and Tom discuss the silent classic, City Lights (1931) for its 95th anniversary: written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, cinematography by Roland Totheroh and Gordon Pollock, music by Arthur Johnston and Alfred Newman, editing Charlie Chaplin and Willard Nico, starring Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Al Ernest Garcia, and Hank Mann.Plot Summary: City Lights, written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, is a silent romantic comedy about a kind-hearted Tramp who falls in love with a blind flower girl. When she mistakes him for a wealthy man, the Tramp goes to great lengths to help her, including befriending a troubled millionaire who only recognizes him when he is drunk.As the Tramp struggles with poverty and bad luck, his love for the flower girl pushes him toward quiet acts of sacrifice. The film blends slapstick humor with deep emotion, building to a famous final scene that reveals the Tramp's true identity and captures Chaplin's belief in compassion, dignity, and human connection.Chapters:00:00 Introduction, Cast, and Background for City Lights05:07 Our Relationship(s) with City Lights10:30 Why Does Chaplin Resonate So Much with Critics?14:51 Plot Summary for City Lights15:43 What is City Lights About?19:05 Did You Know?23:13 First Break34:43 Best Performance(s)36:59 Best Scene(s)39:25 Second Break40:10 In Memoriam41:48 Best/Funniest Lines42:50 The Stanley Rubric - Legacy46:12 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Significance50:45 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Significance53:58 The Stanley Rubric - Classicness58:11 The Stanley Rubric - Rewatchability01:00:30 The Stanley Rubric - Audience Score and Final Total01:02:50 Remaining Questions for City Lights01:07:18 Remaining Thoughts01:13:35 CreditsYou can also find this episode in full video on YouTube.You can now follow us on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, or TikTok (@gmoatpodcast).For more on the episode, go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/city-lights-1931For the entire rankings list so far, go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/greatest-movie-of-all-time-listKeywords:City Lights, Charlie Chaplin, silent film, romantic comedy, film analysis, movie review, cinematic legacy, film history, emotional storytelling, classic cinemaRonny Duncan Studios

Cotton Club de Francis Ford Coppola sorti en 1984 est un film à grand spectacle qui fait revivre les années folles, lʹessor du jazz, la Prohibition, la ségrégation, les débuts du cinéma parlant et les guerres de gangs. Coppola plonge dans lʹhistoire de New York et propose un film dʹaction musical musclé. Le Cotton club, fondé par un gangster en 1923, est un club de jazz en vogue à la fin des années 20. Tous les artistes sont noirs, tous les clients sont blancs. Dans ce cabaret, la pègre, les politiciens, les vedettes du moment boivent un alcool interdit et clandestin et sʹencanaillent avec des filles pas farouches. Dans les années 20, le Cotton club de New York permet au jazz né à Chicago et à New Orleans de se populariser. Les personnages à lʹécran sont inspirés de ce microcosme multiculturel dʹHarlem. Italiens, Juifs, Russes, Irlandais, Afro-Américains, ils sont bandits, acteurs, danseurs, chanteurs. Ceux qui connaissent pourront sʹamuser à retrouver des doubles étonnants de Duke Ellington et de Cab Calloway. On y croise Charlie Chaplin et des barons de la pègre. Coppola ajoute dʹautres personnages inventés pour faire avancer son histoire. Derrière cette superproduction, on trouve Robert Evans. Il y aura de gros dépassements de budget, des tensions. Le tournage est chaotique, souvent improvisé, Richard Gere boude pendant plus dʹune semaine, Coppola menace de tout abandonner, dʹautres financiers sont contactés, on finit par retirer la production à Robert Evans. Toutes ces embrouilles participeront à la légende du film, plutôt bien accueilli à sa sortie, légende que nous allons vous raconter. REFERENCES Francis Ford Coppola & William Kennedy Discuss The Cotton Club, 2019 New York State Writers Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnlURHhRo24 DOUIN, Jean-Luc, Cotton club, Panache, Glamour et frénésies, in Télérama No 1825 du 2 janvier 1985

This week we start the show off with the music of Third World in honor of the passing of Stephen "Cat Coore" You will hear all of their classics throughout the years. Then we move into selections from Michael Palmer, Earl Sixteen, Charlie Chaplin, Barrington Levy, Wayne Wade, Patrick Andy & Yabby You, The Gladiators, Dezzi D, Culture, Icho Candy, Garnet Silk, Luciano, Junior Byles, Trevor Byfield, and Gregory Isaacs. This week you will hear new music from Xana Romeo, Protoje & Damian Marley, Micah Shemaiah, Skarra Mucci, Young Shanty & Sinky Beatz, Torch, Chronixx, Alborosie, Keith & Tex, Escape Roots with Wends & YT, Ashtech, Dubmatix, Tom Spirals & Ashanti Selah, Mathew Malcom, and Ras I. Rest In Peace Stephen Cat Coore! Third World - Sette Massagana (Give Thanks) - Third World - Island Records Third World - Brand New Beggar - Third World - Island Records Third World - Rhythm Of Life - 96 Degrees In The Shade - Island Records Third World - Freedom Song - Third World - Island Records Third World - Roots With Quality - Niney The Observer: Roots With Quality - VP Records Third World - Yim Mas Gan (Instrumental) - Ghetto Youths International Third World - Jah Glory - 96 Degrees In The Shade - Island Records Third World - Rise Up - Black, Green & Gold - Shanachie Third World - Lagos Jump - All The Way Strong - CBS Third World - Journey To Addis - Journey To Addis - Island Records Third World - Cool Meditation - Journey To Addis - Island Records Third World - 1865(96 Degrees In The Shade) - 96 Degrees In The Shade - Island Records Third World - Human Market Place - 96 Degrees In The Shade - Island Records Third World - Yim Mas Gan - More Work To Be Done - Ghetto Youths International Michael Palmer - I'm Still Dancing - Greensleeves/VP Records Earl Sixteen - Crisis - Julia - Tamoki-Wambesi Charlie Chaplin - One Of A Kind - Chaplin Chant - Tamoki-Wambesi Barrington Levy - The Winner (12” version) - More Pressure Vol. 1: Straight To The Head - Pressure Sounds Wayne Wade - Man Of The Living (12” mix) - Yabby You Dread Prophecy: The Strange and Wonderful Story Of Yabby You - Shanachie Patrick Andy & Yabby You - Living In Mount Zion/Living In Mount Zion Dub - Vivian Jackson Presents: Patrick Andy: Living In Mount Zion - Pressure Sounds Xana Romeo feat Azizzi Romeo - Bloodline - The Divine Blueprint - Charmax Music/Xana Romeo The Gladiators - Dreadlocks The Time Is Now - Dreadlocks The Time Is Now - Virgin Dezzi D - We Should Be Living In Unity - Vibes House Culture - Work On Natty/Natty Dub - Children oz Zion: The Highnote Singles Collection - Doctor Bird Icho Candy - Selassie I - Jwyanza - Jwyanza Luciano - He Is My Friend - Where There Is Life - Island Jamaica Garnet Silk feat. Cocoa Tea & Charlie Chaplin - Every Knee Shall Bow - Reggae Anthology: Music Is The Rod - VP Records Protoje feat. Damian Marley - At We Feet - Ineffable Records/Indiggnation Collective Micah Shemaiah feat. Telford Nelson - Glory - Natural Is The Mystic - Jah Solid Rock Music Skarra Mucci & Dub Akom - Blud - Shock Dem Records/Evidence Music Shanti Yalah - Cool Down - Creation - Evidence Music Young Shanty & Sinky Beatz - Every Little Step/Dub Of Manuka Honey - Manuka Honey Riddim - Giddimani Records Chronixx - Family First - Exile - Forever Living Originals Torch feat. Gentleman - I Will Be There - Path To Success - Bad Hasai Muzyk Keith & Tex - Do For Love - Rebel Sound Records Alborosie - Come My Way - Nine Mile - VP Records Junior Byles - The Long Way - Beat Down Babylon: Dreader Sounds 1973-1975 - Doctor Bird Trevor Byfield - Tell Me That You Love Me/Love Me Version - Fox Fire/DKR 7” Gregory Isaacs - Soon Forward - Soon Forward - Virgin  Wends & Escape Roots - Roots Gal Party - Rootsman Riddim - Superchip Records YT & Escape Roots - Weapon Of Choice - Rootsman Riddim - Superchip Records Simma w/ YT & Escape Roots - Weapon Of Dub - Rootsman Riddim - Superchip Records Sly & Robbie feat. Cat Coore - Mello Chello - Two Rhythms Clash - Ras Records Ashtech - Just Try - Walkin' Dubs - Dubmission Records Dubmatix - Black Dub - Dubmatix Music Ja-Man All Stars - Weak Heart Drop - In The Dub Zone - Blood & Fire Paul Blackman & The Rockers All Stars - Earth, Wind & Fire/Cool Shade Dub - Rockers International 12” Joe Morgan & Reckless Breed - Basement Session/Basement Scrub - Bullwackie Records DKR 7” Horace Ferguson - Great StoneGreat Stone Version - Ujama Black Uhuru - Tonight Is The Night To Unite - Jammy's From The Roots 1977-1985 - Greensleeves King Jammy - Closed Border Dub - King Jammy Destroys The Virus With Dub - VP Records Xana Romeo feat. Jallanzo - Carry On - The Divine Blueprint - Charmax Music/Xana Romeo Xana Romeo & Jallanzo - Carry On Dub - The Divine Dub - Charmax Music/Xana Romeo Tom Spirals & Ashanti Selah - The Broadcast - Ashanti Selah Music Matthew Malcom - Please Sir - DubShot Records Ras I - Reggae Mountain (Feel No Way) - Ineffable Records Third World feat. Chronixx - Na Na Na - More Work To Be Done - Ghetto Youths International Third World - Reggae Ambassador - Serious Business - Mercury Cat Coore & Shia Coore - Old Man's Soul - Made In Jamaica Soundtrack - Network Third World - Try Jah Love - You've Go The Power - Columbia

Welcome back to another Unfiltered Rise episode as we delve deep into more occult hidden history and the Mormons! This murder mystery has LDS ties to a famous drag queen murder... Yes you heard me correctly... Charlie Chaplin what was going on at your house?Come find out as Exmo Joe and I delve into this historical story as well as Mormon temple secrets, childhood Mormon Stories and so much more!This was originally recorded for Patreon only but it's a fun one and I had to share! Thanks again to Exmo Joe who has moved on to other things than murder and mystery but can still be found in various programs through a search on YouTube under Exmo Joe.Wishing him all the best!

It's time go head back to Pandora. The Na'vi have returned to the big screen for another 6-hour adventure, and this one has everything . Fire! Ash! Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter! Ping pong has also never been hotter, thanks to "Marty Supreme." The Boys give their thoughts on Josh Safdie's latest, including Kevin O'Leary being there for some reason, Odessa A'zion being beautiful and Timothee Chalamet just, like, in general. Pop, pop!

Roller skates, most readily associated with the 1970s, were actually first patented in the US on 6th January, 1863, by New York furniture salesman James Plimpton. Plimpton developed the shoes after being advised by his doctor to take up ice skating, yet finding himself with nowhere to skate in the Spring and Summer months. He guarded his innovation zealously, and created a leasing model for the novelty boots in specially sanctioned roller parks. America's first ‘rinking' craze - dubbed by the press “Rink-O-Mania!” - was born. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly learn about an earlier skate-maker, who literally ‘crashed the party' in 1760s London; explain why roller-skating found a market in the prudish Victorian dating scene; and recall how the first ‘Roller Derbies' would test their participants to grim exhaustion…  Further Reading: • ‘Wonderful Things: Roller Skates, 1880' (Science Museum, 2015): https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/wonderful-things-roller-skates-1880/ • ‘Roller Skating in the 1900s - Hilarious Photos of Humanity on Wheels' (The Vintage News, 2018): https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/10/03/photos-of-roller-skating-1900s/?edg-c=1 • ‘Charlie Chaplin in “The Rink”' (Mutual Film Corporation, 1916):  https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx9i4KwCz0Sz1pmewu_KA5fA8YdPEmoM4O #1800s #inventions This episode first aired in 2023 Love the show? Support us!  Join 

Explore what it means to be an authentic representation of Christ rather than a mere imitation through the surprising story of a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest and the opening of Romans 1. This message highlights how we are loved by "Love itself" to be transformed into people who cross social boundaries and live under the authority of a different King,,. Join us to learn how to practically look back at God's faithfulness and live out the true "good news" in your everyday life.

Did Brooklyn Beckham block his parents on Instagram? Will a chatroom of parasocial fans catch the rats in Casey Wilson's La Quinta vacation house? Will EsDeeKid reveal himself to be... Timmy Chalamet? These are some great questions. On today's episode we also have a slew of great #nepobabies: Charlie Chaplin's Avatar granddaughter, Madonna's artist son... Plus! Ice Spice wears her panties to the Spongebob premiere, Melissa Joan Hart gets tricked by AI, Mr. Bean can't go to Italy :( :( :( Olivia Rod and her bf broke up :( and which A-List TV star is dating an AI chatbot? Call 619.WHO.THEM to leave questions, comments & concerns, and we may play your call on a future episode. Support us and get a ton of bonus content over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/WhoWeekly⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this encore from July of 2020, Alicia has screen legend Charlie Chaplin, who passed away on Christmas Day in 1977. His four marriages typify the line from Dazed and Confused, “I get older, they stay the same age.” Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com.

In this encore from July of 2020, Alicia has screen legend Charlie Chaplin, who passed away on Christmas Day in 1977. His four marriages typify the line from Dazed and Confused, “I get older, they stay the same age.”Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces!Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo!To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comSimon is a clinical psychologist who writes about the connections between “Narcissism, Trauma, Fame, and Power” — the name of his substack. He has over 20 years experience in the field of treatment of personality disorders and complex PTSD — the field of psychology in which narcissism is most invoked. We talked about what narcissism is, healthy and unhealthy; and we discuss some famous narcissists — Charlie Chaplin, John Lennon, Hitler, Churchill — and the childhood patterns they have in common. Then of course you-know-who, our Malignant Narcissist-In-Chief.For three clips of our convo — how narcissism is formed in childhood, my own struggles with it, and when narcissism turns malignant — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: growing up in Birmingham; his mom a social worker and his dad a probation officer; Simon working in prison psych units; personality disorders vs mental illness; the Big Five traits; bipolarism; Freud and trauma; cold parenting; the Best Little Boy in the World syndrome; the coping strategies of narcissists; Sly Stallone; Norma Desmond; the benefits of narcissism for society; John Lennon's violent bullying of others; Churchill's childhood wounds; his psychic similarities with Hitler; Charlie Chaplin and sex trafficking; Trump's sadism from a very young age; his nonstop superlatives; his 2020 denialism; his retribution crusade; how Obama's narcissism is different than Trump's; the new interview with Susie Wiles; the new Diddy documentary; Nietzsche's Übermensch; social media as a playground for narcissism; the love-bombing of Trump's 2016 rallies; his empty marriage to Melania; Epstein; and the danger of Trump's psyche when allies like MTG turn on him.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy. Coming up: Arthur Brooks on the science of happiness, Laura Field on the intellectuals of Trumpism, Vivek Ramaswamy on the right's future, Jason Willick on trade and conservatism, and Claire Berlinksi on America's retreat from global hegemony. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

To coincide with this week's "Fun for All Ages" salute to 1960s and '70s New York television, GGACP revisits this 2014 interview with a legend of local broadcasting, the one and only Joe Franklin. In this episode, Gilbert and Frank drop in on Joe's infamously cluttered (an understatement!) Times Square office to nosh on chicken salad, dodge falling stacks of collectibles and ask the “King of Nostalgia” about his memories of Charlie Chaplin, Woody Allen, Buster Keaton, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and John Lennon (to name but a few). PLUS: The Ramones! Remembering the Toastmaster General! Joe interviews Boris Karloff (and Bela Lugosi?)! And the greatest entertainer of all time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Austin and Tim travel back in time to 1948 for a 6-movie marathon, watching 3 Film Noir flicks: The Big Clock, The Naked City, and T-Men. They also watched the Charlie Chaplin's jet black comedy Monsieur Verdoux, Frank Capra's State of the Union, and Honeymoon.

Ben Maller (produced by Danny G.) has a great Saturday podcast for you! Ben Maller returns with a machete, a mission, and a Mallerism that turned around and bit him like a junkyard chihuahua.Today's edition, Benny takes a hacksaw to your Honey Do List, chopping it down to size with the precision of a man who’s been burned one too many times by his own vocabulary. Yes—the Mallerism bites back, and Ben tells the tale of how one of his signature sayings turned into a self-inflicted booby trap worthy of a silent-film pratfall.Speaking of pratfalls… For the first time ever, Ben shares the never-before-told story of how he became a modern-day Charlie Chaplin, juggling groceries like a slapstick icon in The Great Bag Shakedown—California edition. No bags, no mercy, no shame… just Maller stumbling through the supermarket gauntlet armed only with principle and two overworked hands.Download, subscribe, and laugh at Ben’s pain—he insists. ...Follow, rate & review "The Fifth Hour!" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fifth-hour-with-ben-maller/id1478163837 Engage with the podcast by emailing us at RealFifthHour@gmail.com ... Follow Ben on Twitter @BenMaller and on Instagram @BenMallerOnFOX ... Danny is on Twitter @DannyGRadio and on Instagram @DannyGRadio #BenMaller #FSRWeekendsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Maller (produced by Danny G.) has a great Saturday podcast for you! Ben Maller returns with a machete, a mission, and a Mallerism that turned around and bit him like a junkyard chihuahua.Today's edition, Benny takes a hacksaw to your Honey Do List, chopping it down to size with the precision of a man who’s been burned one too many times by his own vocabulary. Yes—the Mallerism bites back, and Ben tells the tale of how one of his signature sayings turned into a self-inflicted booby trap worthy of a silent-film pratfall.Speaking of pratfalls… For the first time ever, Ben shares the never-before-told story of how he became a modern-day Charlie Chaplin, juggling groceries like a slapstick icon in The Great Bag Shakedown—California edition. No bags, no mercy, no shame… just Maller stumbling through the supermarket gauntlet armed only with principle and two overworked hands.Download, subscribe, and laugh at Ben’s pain—he insists. ...Follow, rate & review "The Fifth Hour!" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fifth-hour-with-ben-maller/id1478163837 Engage with the podcast by emailing us at RealFifthHour@gmail.com ... Follow Ben on Twitter @BenMaller and on Instagram @BenMallerOnFOX ... Danny is on Twitter @DannyGRadio and on Instagram @DannyGRadio #BenMaller #FSRWeekendsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we learn about Charlie Chaplin and his corpse as well as some not so great sounding movies.

J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Charles E. Mitchell are names that come to mind when thinking of the most prominent icons of wealth and influence during the Roaring Twenties. Yet the one figure who has escaped notice is an enigmatic banker by the name of Clarence Dillon. In the 1920s, as he rose in wealth and influence, Dillon became one of the original behind-the-scenes players in Hollywood, and his contact list included everyone from Thomas Edison to Charlie Chaplin and Joseph P. Kennedy to FDR. A revolutionary in finance, Clarence Dillon single-handedly created modern bankruptcy law, pioneered leveraged buyouts, invented junk bonds, and engineered some of the biggest mergers and acquisitions ever seen. His firm engineered the 1925 buyout of Dodge Brothers Company for $146 million in cash, then the largest such industrial transaction in history, which resulted in the company's merger with Chrysler Corporation in 1927 Today’s guest is William Loomis, author of “The Baron of Wall Street.” We look at Dillon and his life, which fills a void in how we view the wild excesses of the Roaring Twenties, and how we understand the increasingly complex nexus between Wall Street and political power in our own time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"We all know aliens, if they exist, are little green men." The kook meter is a-rockin' as we're about to learn a LOT more about aliens on planet earth. Plus, Amin's Weekend Observations include the Top 5 Names People Mess Up, a shoutout to Steven from Cameo, and the new-age Charlie Chaplin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark and Kenny celebrate the end of Season Seven with a wide-ranging conversation about the Rebel Heart Tour - and it's Heart Rebel companion, Tears of a Clown. Topics include Q-Tips, thumb ailments, the comment flurry, Saturday Night Online, bathrooms, Grimes, ART, Billions, Bar Six, diehard fan finances, Kyle Richards, Kevin Antunes, Semtex Films, Michael Jackson, cages, union rope pullers, distancing vocals, Shogun, the Monte mullet, postulants and prophets, the power of red, leather caps and chiseled abs, pretzels, ukuleles, reuniting with Sean Penn, One Battle After Another, John Mulaney, the delight (and danger) in revisiting the hits, spiral staircases and subway escalators, casseroles, Cirque du Soleil and ABBA, cape nods, cafeteria politics, the MEDLEY, boxing in Detroit, David Bowie, Let's Dance, Labyrinth, Mick Jagger, Annie Lennox, detours, Paris, clowns, cast albums, Jerry Lewis, Grace Jones, deep cuts, cosmopolitans, Charlie Chaplin, thinking about Mirwais, raising money in Miami, covering Britney Spears, disrespectful fans, sandwiches, Valencia Gamble, flappers and scene work, slides, Edith Piaf, suffeRING, special guest bitches, flags, a special visit to Minneapolis, and how Madonna uses her speech at the Billboard Women in Music awards to begin to define her future. PLUS – the grading system returns, Kenny has a brand-new podcast idea, Mark brings back the Tribal Talking Stick, and Madonna takes to the streets with her guitar. “Joan of Arc said I could do it ALL!” Special Thank You to Simon Delaney for his Tears of a Clown memories. Dedicated to the memory of the brilliant and life-changing David Bowie.Rebel Heart Tour video directed by Semtex Films (2016)Rebel Heart Tour video directed by Billy “BigasBilly” Riegelmann

8. Later Films and the Importance of Sid Scott Eyman Charlie Chaplin versus America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided Chaplin's first European film, A King in New York (1957), suffered as he struggled with English union rules, highlighting his dependence on absolute creative autonomy. His final film, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), was hampered by the casting of Marlon Brando, insisted upon by Universal. Brando proved mechanical and unsuited for the film's romantic rescue plot. Ultimately, Chaplin's half-brother, Sid, remained the indispensable cornerstone of his life, always ready to help or rescue him. 1936

1. Childhood Trauma and Theatrical Beginnings Scott Eyman Charlie Chaplin versus America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided The discussion focuses on Chaplin's traumatic Victorian childhood, particularly the haunting memory of receiving only an orange for Christmas at the Lambeth Workhouse. His father died of alcoholism, and his mother struggled with mental illness. Chaplin's brother, Sydney, took charge of young Charlie and eventually secured him a job with the famous Fred Carno comedy company, launching Chaplin's theatrical career. 1915

2. The Birth of The Tramp and Professional Confidence Scott Eyman Charlie Chaplin versus America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided Chaplin arrived in America with the Carno group between 1910 and 1913. Stan Laurel noted his prodigious talent and absolute professional self-confidence. In 1914, Chaplin joined Max Sennett's Keystone studio, where he quickly created the iconic Tramp costume from wardrobe pieces, deliberately seeking visual contradiction. He soon demanded and received control to direct his own highly successful pictures. Despite his fame and early unsuccessful marriages, he remained extraordinarily shy in private life. 1917

3. Social Commentary, Goddard, and The Great Dictator Scott Eyman Charlie Chaplin versus America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided Chaplin's 1931–1932 world tour revealed global squalor, which drove his social commentary in Modern Times. The film's politics concerned the FBI, though Chaplin was extremely wealthy and privately mocked radical labels. He lived with Paulette Goddard for ten years, fabricating a marriage and sham divorce to aid her career. Chaplin self-financed all his major features, including The Great Dictator. He delayed making sound pictures because he believed the Tramp should not speak, thereby preserving his character's universality. 1918

4. The Joan Barry Scandal and the Mann Act Scott Eyman Charlie Chaplin versus America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided After giving a political speech, Chaplin became involved with the unstable Joan Barry in 1942. She held him at gunpoint and later initiated a paternity suit. The FBI targeted Chaplin, prosecuting him unsuccessfully under the Mann Act. Although a blood test proved he was not the father, the jury found against him, forcing him to pay child support for eighteen years. Barry later blamed the FBI for instigating the case. 1921

5. Monsieur Verdoux Flop and HUAC Persecution Scott Eyman Charlie Chaplin versus America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided Chaplin purchased the idea for Monsieur Verdoux from Orson Welles, but the 1947 film—a dark comedy about a serial killer—became his first commercial failure, released at an inopportune moment following World War II. Though the FBI had surveilled Chaplin and confirmed he was not a Communist, they sought to remove him due to his politics and what they deemed his "flamboyant sex life." HUAC avoided calling him to testify in order to maintain their narrative. Gossip columnist Hedda Hopper personally pursued a negative campaign against him, projecting her loathing of her ex-husband onto Chaplin. 1921

6. Limelight and Keaton Collaboration Scott Eyman Charlie Chaplin versus America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided Chaplin based Limelight on an atmospheric novel about Edwardian theater. The film reflected his own life, allowing him to process grief over his inability to save his mother by repeatedly featuring the narrative of an older adult rescuing a helpless young woman. After a difficult search, he cast Claire Bloom in the lead role. A significant unscripted addition during production was a routine featuring Buster Keaton. The two comedy legends collaborated improvisationally, resulting in a sequence that Keaton was honored to perform. 1928

7. Exile to Switzerland Scott Eyman Charlie Chaplin versus America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided In September 1952, Attorney General James McGranery revoked Chaplin's U.S. re-entry permit while Chaplin was sailing to London. Having committed no crime, Chaplin was enraged and chose not to return, relying on his wife, Una, and brother, Sydney, to liquidate his assets. He settled in Switzerland to reduce the political pressure. However, losing his comfortable, self-owned Los Angeles studio and the stimulating environment of America contributed to a creative decline, resulting in semi-retirement. 1931

October 15, 1940. Charlie Chaplin premieres The Great Dictator in New York City, a satirical film that mocks Adolf Hitler and becomes the comedian's greatest box office success.Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.