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Chaplin goes to Hollywood where he learns the tricks of the trade from film comedy pioneer Mack Sennett. As World War I rages, he becomes the motion picture world's first superstar, and the highest paid person on the planet. As his popularity grows, Chaplin continues to experiment and transitions from bawdy slapstick to high-minded comedy, with a smile and a tear.

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Producer: Greg Kleinschmidt

Photography: Lola Scott

Sources:

‘Chaplin His Life and Art’ by David Robinson

'Chaplin: A Life’ by Stephen Weissman

‘Charlie Chaplin and His Times’ by Kenneth S Lynn

‘Tramp: The Life of Charlie Chaplin’ by Joyce Milton,

‘Charlie Chaplin: A Brief Life’ by Peter Ackroyd

‘Chaplin. Genius of Cinema’ by Jeffrey Vance

‘Wife of the Life of the Party’ by Lita Grey and Jeffrey Vance

‘My Autobiography’ by Charlie Chaplin

‘Charlie Chaplin’s Own Story’ by Charlie Chaplin and Rose Wilder Lane


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