A WOMAN (1915)
Charlie had previously donned women’s clothing in A Busy Day and The Masquerader. A Woman was his final and arguably best female impersonation.
Essanay
Ad for BURLESQUE ON CARMEN, 1917
Originally intended as a two-reel comedy, Essanay padded Carmen to four reels after Chaplin left the company. This new version upset Charlie so much that […]
Ad for “Police”, 1916
Charlie Chaplin himself says: “It’s a scream!” Charlie did scream, but not in a good way, when Essanay altered the film following his departure from […]
Discovering Chaplin
Charlie & Edna Purviance in a photo taken during the filming of Work, 1915.
Discovering Chaplin
Ad for Triple Trouble, Moving Picture World, August 1918 This “new” comedy was comprised of unused footage from Police, Work & an abandoned film, Life. […]