Overview

When Charlie Chaplin left Keystone Studios for more money and greater creative control at Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, he added more depth to his character, more thought to his direction, and more substance to his humor: at Essanay, he grew from a comedian to a true cinematic artist. This work carefully examines all sixteen Chaplin comedies produced at Essanay--from His New Job (1915) to Triple Trouble (1918)--showing the artist in transition from the knockabout Keystone farces to more refined, sometimes brilliant Mutual productions.

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Author:   James L. Neibaur
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780786435128

ISBN 10:   0786435127
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   25 September 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction      1. Chaplin at Keystone: The Artist as Apprentice      2. The Essanay Studios      3. The Essanay Films      His New Job      A Night Out      The Champion      In the Park      A Jitney Elopement      The Tramp      By the Sea      Work      A Woman      The Bank      Shanghaied      A Night in the Show      4. Chaplin Signs with Mutual      Police      Burlesque on Carmen      Triple Trouble      5. Mutual and After      Appendix A: His Regeneration      Appendix B: Edna Purviance      Appendix C: Chaplin’s Post-Essanay Film List      Appendix D: Supporting Players      Appendix E: Compilation Films and Anthologies Featuring Chaplin Essanay Footage      Appendix F: Chaplin Cartoons      Bibliography      Index     

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James L. Neibaur is a film historian and scholar with more than 30 books and hundreds of articles appearing in Cineaste, Classic Images, Film Quarterly, Films in Review, Filmfax, and Encyclopædia Britannica.

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