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The extras are uncredited, but IMDB identifies Smallest Boy as Jackie Coogan.
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A short “then and now” of Chaplin Studios, where this was shot. Opening scene home can be seen at 0:55. Chaplin Studios Then and Now
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Wow. That’s better quality than from a consumer digital ca 2000.
Incredible work! 100 years old and it still made me laugh.
…Who was a glider pilot in the Pacific Theater during WWII.
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Far from his best, but still pretty good. He quickly made it in about a week to satisfy his studio’s demand for new product, taking a break in the middle of shooting his first feature, The Kid. (This explains Jackie Coogan’s presence.)
I presume the film is in the public domain now. Chaplin scored this (and other films of similar vintage) back in the ‘70s, possibly to try to re-establish copyright?
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Chaplin’s studios were, for a time, the home of A&M records and is now where Jim Henson Productions operates.
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Excellent video quality, but I seem to be having some problem with the audio.< /troll >
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