Chaplin is My Idol

In 1926, British journalist Margaret Chute visited the set, she recalls:

“It was the blazer that attracted my attention first of all. Within the circus tent, on the orderly studio lot nestling between Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Ave, all was dim, cool and shady; and from the surrounding neutral tones that blazer sprang to my sight like a burst of fireworks.”

“He who was wearing it, a slender little man with a shock of curly hair, stood with his back to me, talking to an electrician. So for several minutes I enjoyed the full radiance of that orange-and-royal-blue-striped-blazer. Then it’s wearer turned, and I met Charlie Chaplin for the first time.”

“The Tramp” 1915  (Essanay)

This film marked the beginning of The Tramp character most known today, even though Charlie had played him for over a year. It also was the first departure from his more slapstick character, with a sad ending, showing he cared for others, rather than just himself.

Charlie Chaplin circa 1920/1921.