ActorCharlie Chaplin - one of the best and most famous actors of the early 20th century. Chaplin's career spanned decades, from the heyday of silent films in the 1910s to New Hollywood in the 1960s. His shorts and facial features have stood the test of time. They are funny, cute and nice to look at.
Much of Chaplin's writing consisted of his short films; of his 89 acting credits, more than 70 are in short films. However, many of his best accomplishments are complete traits that he realized later in his career. Despite public unrest, expulsion from the United States, and personal tragedy, the quality of Chaplin's work never declined.Here are his top 10 feature films.
10. King in New York (1957)
Chaplin's latest starring role is also one of his best. He wrote, directed, scored and starred in the film"King of New York" , a satire centered directly on the "Red Scare" that swept the United States in the 1950s. Chaplin plays a deposed monarch who arrives in the United States almost penniless.
He becomes famous after several TV commercials and runs into a young communist played by Chaplin's son Michael. Subsequently, the monarch is summoned to the House Un-American Activities Committee; he sprays them with water from a fire hose.
9. Pilgrim (1923)
Pilgrim ended several chapters in Chaplin's life and career. It was the last film he made for the First National Film Company and the last film he made with Edna Purviance. Purviance appeared in 30 films with Chaplin in eight years. The protagonist of the film is Chaplin, a prison escapee who pretends to be a preacher to avoid arrest. Purviance plays the woman Pilgrim sits with. Pilgrim's old cellmate steals her mortgage payment and Pilgrim goes to the casino to get it.
The film went public in the United States in 2019.
8. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
By the time it came out in 1947Monsieur Verdu , Chaplin was no longer the star he used to be. His pursuit of US-Soviet relations during World War II led the FBI to launch an investigation into the star; several groups also boycotted the film.Verdu – explicit starting point point for Chaplin.
It was his first film not to feature a vagrant-like character and made the anti-war sentiment seen in earlier films such as "The Great Dictator" more obvious. It failed in the United States but was a huge success abroad.
7. Limelights (1952)
Chaplin's continuation Monsieur Verdu was a semi-autobiographical account of a departed performer from World War I London.Limelight was Chaplin's last film made in the United States; he was banned from entering the country while promoting the film.
He would not return to the country for 20 years after the film's wide release in America resulted in Chaplin winning the only competitive Oscar. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work and received a 12-minute standing ovation during the ceremony.
6. Circus (1928)
"Circus" generally considered one of Chaplin's finest comedies, and was in the midst of a United Artists competition that occupies half of that list. However, this was his most problematic production. While working on the film, Chaplin experienced several personal tragedies, including the death of his mother, divorce from his second wife, and an IRS investigation.
The film, which follows Chaplin's "Tramp" which accidentally became a circus road show hit, stalled for eight months. It ended up becoming one of the highest-grossing silent films of all time.
5. Gold Rush (1925)
Charlie Chaplin once said that"Golden fever" is a film that he would like to be remembered for. The 1925 classic brilliantly combines tragedy and comedy, chronicling Chaplin's adventures as a gold digger in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush. The Tramp is trapped in a cabin with two other prospectors and befriends one of them.
The film features some of Chaplin's most iconic moments, including the bun dance and the Tramp boiling and eating one of his shoes.
4. Kid (1921)
"Baby is Chaplin's feature-length directorial debut. In it, Chaplin plays the Tramp, and a young Jackie Coogan (who would later portray Uncle Fester in"The Addams Family" ) is a child. The Tramp finds the Baby and names him John. Over the years, the boy's mother becomes a famous actress and begins to look for the boy she left many years ago.
The tramp tries to keep the boy as they fell in love. In the end, the Child's mother greets both the Tramp and the Child.
3. Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator is not the first anti-Nazi Hollywood production, but it is one of the most memorable. In it, Chaplin played both the fascist dictator of the fictional Tomania and a Jewish barber who was mistaken for a dictator and who rose to power. The film is perhaps best known for its closing speech, in which Chaplin's barber passionately calls the world to peace.
The film was also Chaplin's first true sound film. It was nominated for five Oscars: Picture, Actor, Screenplay (all Chaplin), Supporting Actor (Jack Oakey), and Original Score.
2. City Lights (1931)
Although Chaplin considered making a sound film as early as 1918, he ultimately refused to switch to sound film when the industry transitioned in the late 1920s. City Lights sits somewhere in between, with synced music and sound effects, and interactive credits.
The film follows Chaplin's Tramp as he falls in love with a blind girl and befriends an alcoholic. The tramp does various jobs and gets into a boxing match while trying to get back to the girl.
1. New Times (1936)
Modern Times is Chaplin's last appearance as the Tramp and a commentary on industrialization, which Chaplin considered the cause of the conditions of the Great Depression. In the film, the Tramp appears as a factory worker who was fired after a nervous breakdown.
Tramp is then imprisoned and upon his release meets several desperate people. His plans to return to prison constantly get in the way of other people.
