The Chaplin Revue (1959)

The Chaplin Revue: Directed by Charles Chaplin. With Charles Chaplin, Albert Austin, Henry Bergman, Syd Chaplin. Three Chaplin silent comedies “A Dog’s Life

“Most of Chaplinu0026#39;s most famous films are his full-length features. And, I assume most people have at most seen only a few clips of him from his pre-feature days when he starred in dozens and dozens of comedy shorts. This is really a shame, as some wonderful shorts are pretty much waiting to be discovered by the world in the 21st century.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf someone watches this film they have an excellent chance to see some of Chaplinu0026#39;s better shorts because Chaplin himself chose these three shorts and strung them together with a bit of narration to make this 1959 feature film. This is great for several reasons. First, in Chaplinu0026#39;s earliest films from 1914-1915, his character of the Little Tramp is still in its earliest incarnations or is absent altogether. Plus, even when he is there, he was often mean-spirited and self-centered–something very alien from the Little Tramp we have grown to love. Second, because the shorts that were chosen were in great condition, if you watch this film you wonu0026#39;t need to worry about watching scratchy film with gaps and lousy musical accompaniment that doesnu0026#39;t fit the action (a common problem).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo, for a great look at Chaplinu0026#39;s shorts at their finest, give this film a chance. Itu0026#39;s sure to provide you some excellent laughs.”