Early Charlie Chaplin
The Artist as Apprentice at Keystone Studios- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2011
Summary
Charlie Chaplin produced some of the greatest films of all time, including The Gold Rush, The Circus, City Lights, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator. Before making a name for himself as an undisputed master of cinema, however, Chaplin first developed his acting, writing, and directing skills at Keystone Studios. Mack Sennett, who attended one of Chaplin’s music hall shows, thought the entertainer would be a good fit at his newly established studio, where they specialized in the roughhouse slapstick Chaplin performed on stage. Intrigued with the idea of preserving comedy on film, Chaplin began work for Sennett in 1913.
While some of the first efforts were crudely filmed, they allowed Chaplin to understand the rudiments of performing for the camera. As he became more interested in directing his own films, Chaplin learned techniques that set his work apart from other comedies. The films Chaplin made at Keystone were the catalyst for a significant motion picture career, and a character that he would create and develop at the studio would become among the most iconic images in the history of entertainment.
In Early Charlie Chaplin: The Artist as Apprentice at Keystone Studios, James Neibaur examines each of these films, assessing the important early work of a comedian who became a timeless icon. From his debut as a fast talking con man in Making a Living to his role in the six-reel Marie Dressler vehicle, Tillie’s Punctured Romance, Chaplin displays many of the characteristics that would endear him to audiences around the world. The majority of these films have been made available on DVD, allowing the reader to appreciate the background behind these works. Early Charlie Chaplin is a must, not only for fans of silent cinema and Chaplin, but for anyone who appreciates film history.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2011
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-8108-8242-3
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-8108-8243-0
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 238
- Product type
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Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Introduction No access
- Ch01. Charlie Chaplin’s Early Years No access Pages 1 - 3
- Ch02. Mack Sennett and the Keystone Studios No access Pages 4 - 9
- Ch03. Chaplin’s Keystone Films No access Pages 10 - 11
- Ch04. Making a Living No access Pages 12 - 17
- Ch05. Kid Auto Races at Venice, Cal. No access Pages 18 - 20
- Ch06. Mabel’s Strange Predicament No access Pages 21 - 24
- Ch07. A Thief Catcher No access Pages 25 - 27
- Ch08. Between Showers No access Pages 28 - 32
- Ch09. A Film Johnnie No access Pages 33 - 36
- Ch10. Tango Tangles No access Pages 37 - 40
- Ch11. His Favorite Pastime No access Pages 41 - 44
- Ch12. Cruel, Cruel Love No access Pages 45 - 50
- Ch13. The Star Boarder No access Pages 51 - 54
- Ch14. Mabel at the Wheel No access Pages 55 - 61
- Ch15. Twenty Minutes of Love No access Pages 62 - 66
- Ch16. Caught in a Cabaret No access Pages 67 - 74
- Ch17. Caught in the Rain No access Pages 75 - 80
- Ch18. A Busy Day No access Pages 81 - 84
- Ch19. The Fatal Mallet No access Pages 85 - 87
- Ch20. Her Friend the Bandit No access Pages 88 - 89
- Ch21. The Knockout No access Pages 90 - 93
- Ch22. Mabel’s Busy Day No access Pages 94 - 98
- Ch23. Mabel’s Married Life No access Pages 99 - 104
- Ch24. Laughing Gas No access Pages 105 - 111
- Ch25. The Property Man No access Pages 112 - 118
- Ch26. The Face on the Bar Room Floor No access Pages 119 - 123
- Ch27. Recreation No access Pages 124 - 125
- Ch28. The Masquerader No access Pages 126 - 131
- Ch29. His New Profession No access Pages 132 - 137
- Ch30. The Rounders No access Pages 138 - 143
- Ch31. The New Janitor No access Pages 144 - 150
- Ch32. Those Love Pangs No access Pages 151 - 154
- Ch33. Dough and Dynamite No access Pages 155 - 164
- Ch34. Gentlemen of Nerve No access Pages 165 - 173
- Ch35. His Musical Career No access Pages 174 - 180
- Ch36. His Trysting Places No access Pages 181 - 187
- Ch37. Getting Acquainted No access Pages 188 - 192
- Ch38. His Prehistoric Past No access Pages 193 - 197
- Ch39. Tillie’s Punctured Romance No access Pages 198 - 208
- Ch40. Chaplin after Keystone No access Pages 209 - 216
- Appendix A: Supporting Players in Chaplin Keystone Comedies No access Pages 217 - 224
- Appendix B: Chaplin’s Post-Keystone Films No access Pages 225 - 228
- Bibliography No access Pages 229 - 232
- Index No access Pages 233 - 236
- About the Author No access Pages 237 - 238
