Hard Streets — Charlie Chaplin and the Lambeth boys made good

Jacqueline Riding’s meticulously researched history paints a vivid picture of working-class London in the Victorian and ...

'It's why Chaplin was in a class by himself': The story behind City Lights and cinema's ...

Charlie Chaplin's silent comedy, City Lights, is often cited as one of the greatest films ever made – and its final moments are key to its reputation.
The Business Standard

Chaplin’s City Lights final scene still hailed as cinema’s best

Film scholars say the sequence exemplifies Chaplin’s mastery of storytelling through simplicity, emotion and visual performance.
NPR

How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to fight fascism

Hollywood studios did not want Charlie Chaplin to make The Great Dictator. When he first started writing the script in 1938, the U.S. had not yet entered World War II. In fact, it still enjoyed ...
Noozhawk

Montecito Inn Redecorating But Not Parting Ways with Charlie Chaplin Legacy, Despite Rumors

Despite online rumors that the Montecito Inn was distancing itself from the legacy of famous actor Charlie Chaplin, the hotel ...
Spitalfields Life

Chaplin In The East End

The ten-year-old Chaplin performed here as one of The Eight Lancashire Lads, a juvenile clog dance troupe, on Tuesday 24th October 1899 as part of the First Anniversary Benefit Performance, ...