People / Found 1914 Film Features Forgotten Chaplin Scene
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › July 16, 2010
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A short silent comedy that was lost for decades holds a big surprise for film buffs and historians when a familiar face emerges from the bushes in police uniform and that unforgettable mustache.
The 1914 film, "A Thief Catcher," was missing for so many years that everyone forgot Charlie Chaplin made a brief cameo as a buffoon Keystone cop, with all his familiar twitches and gestures.See the full content of this document
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People / Found 1914 Film Features Forgotten Chaplin Scene
Out of nowhere, the 10-minute film turned up late last year at a Michigan antiques sale. Film historian Paul Gierucki t...
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