Unknown Chaplin

• 1. My Happiest Years

  52m

  This film concentrates on the 12 Mutual films Chaplin made during a 17-month period in 1916-17, the first time he had total control over his work. By showing outtakes of scenes with different actors playing crucial roles, this film gives insight into his method of filming and developing a story.

• 2. The Great Director

  52m

  This episode concentrates on problems and solutions of three feature films that Chaplin wrote, directed and starred in: "The Kid" (1921), "The Gold Rush" (1925) and "City Lights" (1931).

• 3. Hidden Treasures

  52m

  Sequences that Chaplin filmed, and mostly discarded, from many of his features are shown, including a lengthy one from "The Professor" (1923), which was never released.

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Self & in Out-Takes

Edna Purviance

Self & In Out-Takes

Albert Austin

Self & In Out-Takes

John Rand

Self & In Out-Takes

Harry Crocker

Self & In Out-Takes

Syd Chaplin

Self

Jackie Coogan

Self

Lita Grey

Self

Georgia Hale

Self

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Alistair Cooke

Self

Winston Churchill

Self

Sydney Chaplin

Self