Atom Smasher
Master Don Juan
Try to catch Lloyd’s “Safety Last”. That’s the iconic one where he’s hanging from a broken clock on the side of a building around 20 stories up. “Speedy” is also good.
I would say Chaplain’s “City Lights” was his crowning achievement. I think he himself thought so if I’m not mistaken. Around 20 years ago I saw a fully restored and speed-corrected public showing, with a live orchestra playing Chaplain’s own score that he wrote for the film.
It was a stunning experience. The modern viewer doesn’t realize that audiences of that day saw pristine, clear prints with none of that mechanical fast motion that we see today. Plus, the music was always played live. It must have been amazing back then.
I would say Chaplain’s “City Lights” was his crowning achievement. I think he himself thought so if I’m not mistaken. Around 20 years ago I saw a fully restored and speed-corrected public showing, with a live orchestra playing Chaplain’s own score that he wrote for the film.
It was a stunning experience. The modern viewer doesn’t realize that audiences of that day saw pristine, clear prints with none of that mechanical fast motion that we see today. Plus, the music was always played live. It must have been amazing back then.