Bibliograph

Chaplin, the tramp's odyssey, Simon Louvish

Type

Label

Chaplin, the tramp's odyssey, Simon Louvish

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 396-398), filmography (p. 385-395), and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chaplin

Nature of contents

bibliographyfilmographies

Oclc number

317928622

Responsibility statement

Simon Louvish

Sub title

the tramp's odyssey

Summary

Louvish looks afresh at this classic comedian and his most recognizable character, the Tramp, charting the tale of the Tramp himself and weighing the relationship between the Tramp, his creator, and his worldwide fans

Table Of Contents

Prologue : the king in exile -- pt. 1. The immigrant. Caught in a cabaret -- The kid -- The face on the bar-room floor -- A night in the show -- The tramp -- The fatal mallet -- A film Johnny -- His new job -- The champion -- Easy street -- The adventurer -- Shoulder arms! -- His trysting place -- Those love pangs -- pt. 2. The pilgrim. The bond -- The idle class -- Pay day -- A woman of Paris -- a man of Los Angeles -- The gold rush -- The masquerader -- The circus -- City lights -- pt. 3. Modern times. His regeneration -- Making a living -- The great dictator -- Dough and dynamite -- Monsieur Verdoux -- Limelight, or The passion of vaudeville part 1 -- Limelight, or The passion of vaudeville part 2 -- A king in Vevey, a ghost in New York -- Epilogue : the king in repose

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