Lita Grey, Chaplin's second wife ( photographed in 1921 ).

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

Numerous problems and delays occurred, including a studio fire, the death of Chaplin's mother, as well as Chaplin's bitter divorce from his second wife Lita Grey, and the Internal Revenue Service's claims of Chaplin's owed back taxes, all of which culminated in filming being stalled for eight months.

Lita Grey, who portrays a angel in the film, was Chaplin's second wife from 1924 to 1927.

He is the second child and eldest son from Charlie Chaplin's fourth and final marriage to Oona O ' Neill.

His mother was Charlie Chaplin's second wife, American Lita Grey, and he was the elder brother of actor Sydney Chaplin.

Kennedy was brought to the attention of Chaplin by her friend Lita Grey, who became Chaplin's second wife in 1924.

Shoulder Arms is Charlie Chaplin's second film for First National Pictures.

The documentary also includes interviews with Chaplin's second wife Lita Grey, his son Sydney Chaplin, and his surviving co-stars Jackie Coogan, Dean Riesner, Georgia Hale, and Virginia Cherrill.

Eager to end the case without further scandal, Chaplin's lawyers agreed to a cash settlement of $ 600, 000 — the largest awarded by American courts at that time.

The following year, in November 1963, the Plaza Theater in New York started a year-long series of Chaplin's films, including Monsieur Verdoux and Limelight, which now gained excellent reviews from American critics.

In Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s, Thomas Schatz writes of " Chaplin's Little Tramp transposed into a meek Jewish barber ", while, in Hollywood in Crisis: Cinema and American Society, 1929-1939, Colin Shindler writes that " The universal Little Tramp is transmuted into a specifically Jewish barber whose country is about to be absorbed into the totalitarian empire of Adenoid Hynkel.

She has been credited as an extra in Chaplin's final two American movies, Monsieur Verdoux and Limelight ; Chaplin kept her on his payroll until her death.

Chaplin's social commentary, while critical of the faults and excesses created by the capitalist system, also shows support and belief in the “ American Dream ”.

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 ").

The film and its dark themes were ill-suited to the American political and cultural climate of the time ( less than two years after World War II ended ), and Chaplin's popularity and public image had been irrevocably damaged by multiple scandals and political controversies prior to its release.

* Mutual Film, early American motion picture conglomerate, the producers of some of Charlie Chaplin's greatest comedies

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.

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

Chaplin's most successful role with the Karno company was a drunk called the Inebriate Swell, a character recognised by Robinson as " very Chaplinesque ".

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.

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.

The film was created from Chaplin's stage work from a play called Mumming Birds ( aka A Night at an English Music Hall in the USA ) with the Karno Company from London.

Chaplin's stock company at Essanay included Ben Turpin, who disliked working with the meticulous Chaplin and only appeared with him in a couple of films ; ingenue Edna Purviance, who became his off-screen sweetheart as well ; Leo White, almost always playing a fussy continental villain ; and all-purpose authority figures Bud Jamison and John Rand.

Chaplin tended to work with a repertory company of actors who performed exclusively in Chaplin's films.

Noted for his painted handlebar moustache and acerbic manner, he worked for Chaplin's stock company and played supporting roles in many of his films, often as a foil to the star, and working as his assistant director.

Chaplin's contract with Essanay ended at the beginning of 1916 when he went to Mutual ; Police ( 1916 film ), released on May 27, was his last authorized title with the company.

The child was taken by Dryden at six months old, and did not re-enter Chaplin's life for 30 years.

Chaplin's comic performance, however, was singled out for praise in many of the reviews.

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

The film was re-cut and expanded by the studio without Chaplin's consent, leading the star to seek an injunction in May 1916.

Chaplin's next release was war-based, placing the Tramp in the trenches for Shoulder Arms.

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.

The document, which ran to an exceptional 52 pages, not only sought heavy material gains but was designed to ruin Chaplin's public image.

Chaplin's loneliness was relieved when he met Paulette Goddard, a 21-year-old actress, in July 1932.

It was widely noted that Hitler wore the same toothbrush moustache as the Tramp, and it was this physical resemblance that formed the basis of Chaplin's story.

Making a comedy about Hitler was seen as highly controversial, but Chaplin's financial independence allowed him to take the risk.

Chaplin's public image in America was gravely damaged by these sensational trials.

This was never done, probably from fear of Chaplin's ability to lampoon the investigators.

During the 1960s the political atmosphere began to gradually change, and attention was once again directed to Chaplin's films instead of his political views.

On his father's final years and death, Chaplin's son Eugene stated in a 2002 interview that " Up to the age of 85 he was in really good health.

The funeral, held two days later on 27 December, was a small and private Anglican ceremony, according to Chaplin's wish.

Two months later, on 1 March 1978, Chaplin's coffin was dug up and stolen from its grave by two unemployed mechanics, Polish Roman Wardas and Bulgarian Gantcho Ganev, in an attempt to extort money from Chaplin's widow, Oona Chaplin.