A Study in Undercranking
The Kid • 25m
In the following program, produced in 2015, silent-film specialist Ben Model looks at how Charlie Chaplin used the difference between filming and projecting speeds to create unique gags that could only exist in silent cinema.
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Charlie Chaplin Conducts THE KID
This brief footage shows Charlie Chaplin conducting his newly composed score for THE KID in 1971.
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Outtakes From the 1921 Version of THE...
THE KID was initially released in 1921, as part of Charlie Chaplin’s eight-picture deal with First National Exhibitors Circuit. When Chaplin revisited the film in 1971, he removed three scenes featuring “the Woman,” played by Edna Purviance. Those scenes are presented here, within the context of ...
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Outtakes From the 1921 Version of THE...
THE KID was initially released in 1921, as part of Charlie Chaplin’s eight-picture deal with First National Exhibitors Circuit. When Chaplin revisited the film in 1971, he made significant changes. Included here are the original First National opening titles, various intertitles, and the closing ...
