Movies: Charlie Chaplin

Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews....

A good man trys to help a blind girl to see again but he doesn't have enough money for the operation....

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture....

Charlie and his wife are in the park when he encounters Ambrose and his wife. Each man is attracted to and shows unwanted attention to the other man's wife. A policeman becomes involved....

The Tramp is an escaped convict who is mistaken as a pastor in a small town church....

A swindler scams a newspaper reporter-photographer and then, not realizing where the man is employed, applies for a job at his newspaper....

An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos....

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s....

Three men compete for the attentions of a pretty girl. One of them, a little tramp, plays dirty....

A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York....

Renowned French comedian and filmmaker Max Linder visits Charlie Chaplin in 1917....

Two drunks fight with their wives and then go out and get even drunker....

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

A painter turned tramp (Chaplin), devastated by losing the woman he was courting as a wealthy man, finds himself drunk and getting drunker by the minute with some sailors at a bar until he's literally falling down. He keeps futilely trying to draw th...

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI....

A film about the life and work of the master comedy filmmaker, Charles Chaplin....

Searching for documentation about Max Linder, we found in an abandoned house a trunk sealed for 100 years, with a film from 1926 by an unknown filmmaker. The film depicts Max Linder, the first international screen star who was once revered in France,...

Gene Kelly is a legend of the heyday of the Hollywood musical. His name stands for masterpieces such as "Singin' in the Rain" and "An American in Paris". As a singer, dancer, actor, choreographer and director, he was a true all-round artist who revol...

Professor Bosco, a poor flea trainer, rents a bed in a flophouse. Before going to bed, he rallies his troops and once he has made sure his beloved fleas are settled for the night, the professor prepares to sleep the sleep of the just man. Unfortunate...

The hero, a janitor played by Chaplin, is fired from work for accidentally knocking his bucket of water out the window and onto his boss the chief banker (Tandy). Meanwhile, one of the junior managers (Dillon) is being threatened with exposure by his...