The Charlie Chaplin Encyclopedia is the definitive guide to cinema’s greatest comedian. Glenn Mitchell includes rares treasures for all Chaplin’s fan : seldom-seen footage from Chaplin’s early years in Hollywood, unpublished stage material from 1906-1910, and a fascinating eye witness account of Chaplin’s earliest days with Karno.
Aside from such Chaplin esoterica, the Encyclopedia contains full information on all Chaplin’s film from the earliest short silents and the feature length classics of the twenties and thirties, to The Great Dictator and Limelight and other Chaplin talkies. Full details are included on the “lost” movies such as The professor and How to make Movies, as well as wealth of hitherto uncollected anecdote.
Also included is information on newsreels, stage work, Chaplin’s collaborators, and much more. Full, detailed credits are given for all of Chaplin’ films.
Edited by Glenn Mitchell
Published by Batsford Film Books
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