Charles Chaplin
Director, Actor
- Laffing Gas (1914-1929)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Charles Chaplin
- Prime comic–narcotic from the early days of the movies and the heyday of Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, Harold Llyod, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and…
- Burlesque On Carmen (1916)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Ben Turpin
- A twist ending highlights Chaplin's second 'feature' in which his forlorn soldier is loved and left by a gypsy girl.
- Charlie Chaplin Collection (The Mutual Films Collection) (1916-1917)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin
- A collection of Chaplin "two–reelers" made for the Mutual Film Corporation that see him trialling and perfecting what would become the…
- Chaplin Revue, The (1918-1923)
- Feat. Charles Chaplin
- A collection of comic shorts from Charlie Chaplin, playing his 'Tramp' character.
Featured are 'Shoulder Arms', 'The Idle Class', 'The Pilgrim',…
- Kid, The (1921)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Edna Purviance
- Silent comedian Chaplin's first full–length feature has him teaming with lovable scamp Jackie Coogan for a life of crime.
- A Woman of Paris (1923)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Edna Purviance, Adolphe Menjou, Charles Chaplin
- Chaplin's early attempt at drama is a mostly successful tale of a woman, who despite serious intentions, ends up the mistress of a boozing lecher in…
- Gold Rush, The (1925)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain
- Immortal comedy with Charlie Chaplin at his clownish best. The Little Tramp is a lone gold prospector who through a series of adventures, strikes it…
- Circus, The (1928)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin
- Chaplin's Little Tramp stumbles into a travelling circus where he falls in love and finds work as a circus clown and high–wire artist. Hasn't…
- Show People (1928)
- Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson…
- A satire of Hollywood life in the last of the silent years, this rom–com from director King Vidor (THE FOUNTAINHEAD) has Marion Davies playing…
- City Lights (1931)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Hank Mann, Jean Harlow
- Chaplin's most melancholy and beautiful film revolves around his love for a blind flower girl and his on–off relationship with a drunkard…
- Modern Times (1936)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard
- A last hurrah for the Little Tramp, who finds himself a casualty of industrial turmoil. Chaplin's produced this silent classic in spite of the sound…
- Great Dictator, The (1940)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin
- Chaplin's brave subversive satire in which he inhabits dual roles – dictator Adenoid Hynkle and a Jewish barber – for his damning…
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin
- Charlie Chaplin plays a bank cashier who marries and murders rich spinsters in order to support his real family. Chaplin's only commercial failure,…
- Limelight (1951)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Claire Bloom
- Charlie Chaplin's final film recreates in spirit his poverty–stricken London boyhood and escape into the vaudeville world.
With such…
- A King in New York (1957)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Maxine Audley, Dawn Addams
- Mild satire, in which Chaplin plays the leader of 'Estrovia' whose visit to NYC is beset by witchhunts, noise, and 1950s conservatism.
Has often…
- When Comedy Was King (1960)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel…
- Second anthology of priceless silent comedy from complier Robert Youngson features excerpts from the likes of Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel & Hardy,…
- Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charles Chaplin…
- The third in Robert Youngson's trilogy of definitive compilations of silent comedy, this time with swashbuckling action to match the outrageous…
- Countess from Hong Kong, The (1967)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, Syd Chaplin…
- None too distinguished final film for dir. Chaplin is set aboard a cruise ship, on which US diplomat Brando finds a stowaway Russian countess…
- Unknown Chaplin (1983)
- Feat. Charles Chaplin
- Previously unseen footage raided from Chaplin's private collection forms the backbone of this splendid documentary series, delving into the great…