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[Film & Theatre] Chaplin, Charlie. (1889-1977) . Original Photograph in Carmen. An unusual photograph of the great comedian in his 1915 parody of Bizet's Carmen. A second generation print, probably printed ca.1940. Edges rough and with one tear in lower area of image. 7.5 x 9.5 inches.
Charlie Chaplin's 48th Film was released Dec. 18 1915 as a two-reel parody of Bizet's Carmen, in which Darn Hosiery (Chaplin) a Spanish officer, is seduced by the gypsy girl Carmen (Edna Purviance), leading to his disgrace and downfall. It was Chaplin's 13th and last film for Essanay Films. Later, the studio padded the film with two more reels of non-Chaplin material and re-released it as a four-reel film in 1916.
Charlie Chaplin's 48th Film was released Dec. 18 1915 as a two-reel parody of Bizet's Carmen, in which Darn Hosiery (Chaplin) a Spanish officer, is seduced by the gypsy girl Carmen (Edna Purviance), leading to his disgrace and downfall. It was Chaplin's 13th and last film for Essanay Films. Later, the studio padded the film with two more reels of non-Chaplin material and re-released it as a four-reel film in 1916.
[Film & Theatre] Chaplin, Charlie. (1889-1977) . Original Photograph in Carmen. An unusual photograph of the great comedian in his 1915 parody of Bizet's Carmen. A second generation print, probably printed ca.1940. Edges rough and with one tear in lower area of image. 7.5 x 9.5 inches.
Charlie Chaplin's 48th Film was released Dec. 18 1915 as a two-reel parody of Bizet's Carmen, in which Darn Hosiery (Chaplin) a Spanish officer, is seduced by the gypsy girl Carmen (Edna Purviance), leading to his disgrace and downfall. It was Chaplin's 13th and last film for Essanay Films. Later, the studio padded the film with two more reels of non-Chaplin material and re-released it as a four-reel film in 1916.
Charlie Chaplin's 48th Film was released Dec. 18 1915 as a two-reel parody of Bizet's Carmen, in which Darn Hosiery (Chaplin) a Spanish officer, is seduced by the gypsy girl Carmen (Edna Purviance), leading to his disgrace and downfall. It was Chaplin's 13th and last film for Essanay Films. Later, the studio padded the film with two more reels of non-Chaplin material and re-released it as a four-reel film in 1916.