{"product_id":"charlie-chaplin-at-keystone-and-essanay-dawn-of-the-tramp-paperback","title":"Charlie Chaplin at Keystone and Essanay: Dawn of the Tramp - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Okuda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Maska\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie Chaplin is universally hailed as the greatest comedic talent in the history of motion pictures. And yet Chaplin's early efforts-which account for more than half of his total output-are often overlooked in favor of his later films. In 1914 Chaplin appeared in a total of 35 films for the Keystone Film Company; the following year he signed with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, where he wrote, directed and starred in more than a dozen short comedies. Though the resulting pictures were frequently crude and erratic, they reveal the emergence of a formidable comic genius. \u003ci\u003eCharlie Chaplin at Keystone and Essanay: Dawn of the Tramp\u003c\/i\u003e is a film-by-film examination of this period in Chaplin's career, tracing the birth of his beloved 'Tramp\" character and his evolution as an actor and filmmaker. Also discussed are how these movies have been re-edited, recopied, reissued and retitled over the years, with a special section that matches pseudonym titles to their original source film. \u003ci\u003eCharlie Chaplin at Keystone and Essanay: Dawn of the Tramp\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating look at the first celluloid steps taken by this legendary laughmaker, and is a must for all Chaplin fans, old and new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157025525895,"sku":"9780595365982","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cbcdec62122d78feecca3f786a5778df.webp?v=1733248082","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/charlie-chaplin-at-keystone-and-essanay-dawn-of-the-tramp-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}