Chaplin's The Tramp

Fishko Files | Feb 6, 2014

It’s just a hundred years since Charlie Chaplin’s The Tramp first appeared on the silver screen and created a sensation.  As WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us in this Fishko Files, it all started almost by accident -- with a magical costume…

 

 

 

Charlie Chaplin in "Gold Rush" - The Roll Dance

 

 

Charlie Chaplin in "Modern Times" - The Factory Scene


 

Charlie Chaplin in "The Rink"

 

 

WNYC Production Credits

Associate Producer: Laura Mayer

Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister

WNYC Newsroom Editor: Karen Frillmann


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