Charlie Chaplin Movies

This short features clips from silent films (mostly unidentified) of the 1910's, accompanied by humorous commentary. Highlighted are early...

Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

Documentary about the life of silent film star Francis X. Bushman

This film is a kind of anthology about Vienna, from the invention of film to the present day. The aim is to break down the usual clichéd...

An examination of Charles Chaplin's final starring film.

Set mostly in the Stone Age, a prehistoric king, with a harem of wives, rules a beach. Charlie arrives and falls for the king's favorite wife. In the...

A documentary on the life and career of silent film star Mabel Normand.

To show his girl how brave he is, Pug challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees, trying to avoid contact with the two monsters.

Short documentary about Chaplin's year at Essanay. Clips from Chaplin films but also from other Essanay films.

First National gala celebrity banquet with stars.

Joan and Magdalen are the daughters of a fisherman. Magdalen leaves her fiancé, Peter, to run off to the big city. Joan and Peter marry....

Award-winning filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne profess their love for the classic "Modern Times." The directors expose their views on the many...

In this visual essay, Charles Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance, author of "Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema", draws upon a wealth of photography as well...

For the USA, World War 2 was an all-out war - to mobilize the masses, the US government launched a huge propaganda campaign and cinema, the medium of...

A film about the tall actor who was most famous for playing the quintessential villain for Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character.

When a married couple become separated in the park, a tramp sits with the lady and is beat up when her husband rejoins her. He takes a room in their...

This documentary traces the relationship of Buñuel with American culture and Hollywood. The program proposes a chronological journey through...

In April 1918, a disease of unknown origin swept across the five continents. In 18 months, millions of lives that had not been taken by the war were...

Slapstick experts host this look at the life and films of Charley Chase with rare film clips and photos.

Although only a dental assistant, Charlie pretends to be the dentist. After receiving too much anesthesia, a patient can't stop laughing, so Charlie...