Chaplin's childhood was fraught with poverty and hardship, prompting biographer David Robinson to describe his eventual trajectory as " the most dramatic of all the rags to riches stories ever told.

Caught in the Rain ( issued 4 May 1914 ), Chaplin's first directed picture, was among Keystone's most successful releases to date.

It contains some of Chaplin's most famous gags, such as the Tramp eating his shoe and the " Dance of the Rolls ", and he later said it was the film he would most like to be remembered for.

Although most of Chaplin's films are characterised as comedies, most of them also employ strong elements of drama and even tragedy.

Chaplin's " tramp " character is possibly the most imitated on all levels of entertainment.

The song " Hold the Fort " " Storm the Fort ", a Knights of Labor pro-labor revision of the hymn by the same name, became the most popular labor song prior to Ralph Chaplin's IWW anthem " Solidarity Forever ".

Having been the only Hollywood film maker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound films, this was Chaplin's first true talking picture as well as his most commercially successful film.

* Charles Chaplin's most famous comic invention The Tramp

Modern Times is often hailed as one of Chaplin's greatest achievements, and it remains one of his most popular films.

The production of the film was the most difficult experience in Chaplin's career.

The Academy no longer lists Chaplin's nominations in their official list of nominees, although most unofficial lists of nominations include him.

* Charlie Chaplin's films, features and shorts are controlled by his estate, with most rights handled by French distributor MK2 and Janus Films.

* The 1940 comedy The Great Dictator was Charlie Chaplin's first talkie and his most commercially successful film.

The Little Tramp, also known as The Tramp ( Charlot in several languages ) was Charlie Chaplin's most memorable on-screen character, a recognized icon of world cinema most dominant during the silent film era.

The film was inspired by the noted similarity between Chaplin's appearance ( most notably his small mustache ) and that of German dictator Adolf Hitler.

These films established his screen image as The Tramp modelled on Charlie Chaplin's most famous screen persona.

One of his most famous roles was that of Schultz in Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator.

Welles later expressed regret at his only being credited with the idea, since he maintained that most of the final film was a verbatim copy of his script, with Chaplin's only major writing contribution being the gallows scenes.

The other major difference between this and most of Chaplin's other work is that the film is supposed to be a serious drama.

Oakie is probably most notable for his portrayal of Benzino Napaloni, the boisterous dictator of Bacteria, in Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator ( 1940 ), for which he received an Oscar nomination for the Best Supporting Actor Award.

In addition to his importance in launching and promoting brother Charlie's career over the years, perhaps Chaplin's most important contribution to history is in the field of aviation.

Chaplin's second American tour with the Karno company was not particularly successful, as cast members fell sick and audiences failed to grasp the troupe's burlesque humour.

Although Lloyd's individual films were not as commercially successful as Charlie Chaplin's on average, he was far more prolific ( releasing twelve feature films in the 1920s while Chaplin released just three ), and made more money overall ($ 15. 7 million to Chaplin's $ 10. 5 million ).

IBM — which likely timed its announcement to hurt competitors ' sales during Christmas — reportedly spent $ 40 million on PCjr advertising, which used Charlie Chaplin's iconic character " The Tramp ", already used in a successful campaign for the IBM PC, to link the two products together.

He was able to convince actor friends to appear in the film for free with the promise of compensation if it was successful, and even charmed Charlie Chaplin's frequent co-star Georgia Hale to appear in the film with the same promise at a time when Hale was earning $ 5, 000 a week.

Chaplin's half-brother Sydney Chaplin directed and starred in a 1921 film called King, Queen, Joker in which, like Charlie, he played the dual role of a barber and ruler of a country who is about to be overthrown.

In The Great Dictator, Chaplin's first film after Modern Times, Chaplin plays the dual role of a Hitler-esque dictator, and a Jewish Barber.

Chapulín was a hero of undetermined geographic and temporal location: his adventures could unfold in the American Old West, in ancient China, in London, in the Swiss Alps, during the Spanish Inquisition, in pirate ships, in Nazi Germany ( an episode in which Chespirito played a double role as Chapulín and as Adolf Hitler himself, in the style of Charles Chaplin's The Great Dictator ) or outer space, and his enemies range from the Yeti to Egyptian mummies, including his interaction, in some occasions, with literary characters such as Romeo and Juliet (" Juleo y Rumieta ", or literally " Juleo and Rumiet ").

She played a role in starting Chaplin's film career and acted as his leading lady and mentor in a number of films, sometimes co-writing and / or co-directing films with him.

Sydney Chaplin ( Chaplin's brother ) had a small role in this film ; this was the first time the two brothers were on screen together.

Chaplin's speciality with the company was a burlesque of Dick Turpin and the music hall star " Dr. Bodie ".

They had been there six months when Chaplin's manager received a telegram, asking " Is there a man named Chaffin in your company or something like that " with the request that that this comedian contact the New York Motion Picture Company.

Mutual were patient with Chaplin's decreased rate of output, and the contract ended amicably.

Chaplin's unhappiness with the union was matched by his dissatisfaction with First National.

The Kid ( 1921 film ) | The Kid ( 1921 ), with Jackie Coogan, combined comedy with drama and was Chaplin's first film to exceed an hour.

Dealing with issues of poverty and parent – child separation, The Kid is thought to be influenced by Chaplin's own childhood and was the first film to combine comedy and drama.

It earned less at the box office than his previous features and received mixed reviews ; some viewers were displeased with Chaplin's politicising.

Chaplin's brief involvement with Barry caused him much trouble and controversy.

Chaplin's second wife, Lita Grey, later asserted that Chaplin had paid corrupt government officials to tamper with the blood test results.

Hoover learned of the trip and negotiated with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to revoke Chaplin's re-entry permit.

After she refused to pay the ransom, they started to threaten Chaplin's youngest children with violence.

Chaplin's years with the Fred Karno company had a formative effect on him as an actor and filmmaker ; Simon Louvish writes that the company was his " training ground ".

The concept of mixing pathos with comedy was likely learnt from Karno: Stan Laurel, Chaplin's co-performer at the company, remembered that Karno's sketches regularly inserted " a bit of sentiment right in the middle of a funny music hall turn ".

Although some of Chaplin's critics have claimed that credit for his film music should be given to the composers who worked with him, for example Raksin, who worked with Chaplin on Modern Times, has stressed Chaplin's creative position and active participation in the composing process.

Chaplin's 100th birthday anniversary in 1989 was celebrated with several events.

The honour had already been proposed in 1931 and 1956, but was vetoed after a Foreign Office report raised concerns over Chaplin's political views and private life ; it was felt that honouring him would damage both the reputation of the British honours system and relations with the United States.

Among Loren's best-known films of this period are Samuel Bronston's epic production of El Cid ( 1961 ) with Charlton Heston, The Millionairess ( 1960 ) with Peter Sellers, It Started in Naples ( 1960 ) with Clark Gable, Vittorio De Sica's triptych Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow ( 1963 ) with Marcello Mastroianni, Peter Ustinov's Lady L ( 1965 ) with Paul Newman, the 1966 classic Arabesque with Gregory Peck, and Charlie Chaplin's final film, A Countess from Hong Kong ( 1967 ) with Marlon Brando.