Charlie Chaplin as a Poor Farmer Romeo -- July 13, 2019

Moving Picture World, 26-July-1919

100 years ago this month, in July, 1919, Charlie Chaplin's third production for First National, "Sunnyside," was in release. This unique newspaper ad used a typewriter sketch.

Moving Picture World, 26-July-1919

"William Brandt, manager of Feltman's Open Airdome, hired an imitation Charlie Chaplin to lead a real cow up and down Surf Avenue..."

Moving Picture World, 05-July-1919

Chaplin's second First National release, "Shoulder Arms," was still setting records.

Moving Picture World, 05-July-1919

Chaplin was a big fight fan.  He rode on a special train with other celebrities to see the Dempsey-Willard heavyweight championship which took place in Toledo, Ohio on 04-July-1919:
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2019/07/fight-should-have-ended-in-one-round.html

Moving Picture World, 12-July-1919

Meanwhile back home, Chaplin's wife Mildred Harris was expecting.

Moving Picture World, 19-July-1919

Their child, Norman Spencer Chaplin, was born on 07-July-1919.

Moving Picture World, 19-July-1919

"Here's to Charles Chaplin, Junior!" Actually, Charlie was Charles Chaplin, Junior.  "May he live to laugh and grow fat, just fat enough, at the comedy of his father."

Moving Picture World, 26-July-1919

Norman Spencer Chaplin died three days after he was born, apparently from a birth defect.  "The  news of the doctor's discovery was kept from every one except the father, and Mrs. Chaplin was not told of her baby's condition until after the infant had passed away." 

Moving Picture World, 05-July-1919

The Clark Cornelius Corporation purchased the rights to Chaplin's excellent series of 12 two reelers which had been released by Mutual.

Moving Picture World, 12-July-1919

Essanay continued to try to squeeze everything it could out of Chaplin's earlier movies.

Moving Picture World, 26-July-1919

"Do you know him?" Sure.

Moving Picture World, 26-July-1919

Looking forward to making movies for United Artists, Chaplin "declares he will depart from jazz comedies..." This is an interesting use of the world "jazz."

Moving Picture World, 19-July-1919

Charlie's half brother Syd had started an airline to carry people from San Pedro to Catalina Island. Charlie's leading lady, Edna Purviance, christened the first airplane.

Moving Picture World, 12-July-1919

Syd planned to resume his acting career at Paramount.