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Moving Picture World, 06-December-1924 |
A Harvard professor of fine arts, Chandler R Post, gave a speech in which he said that Charlie Chaplin and Lon Chaney were the greatest film actors. He also said that "only a small percentage of the photoplays produced now really were artistic."
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Moving Picture World, 06-December-1924 |
We saw recently that Chaplin had gone to Mexico to marry actress Lita Grey, who was 15 and pregnant. They had two children, but the marriage was not a success.
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Film Daily, 31-December-1924 |
The movie career of Charlie's older half-brother Sydney was on and off. He took time to handle Charlie's business matters and became an aviation entrepreneur. Syd was good at performing in drag, so Charley's Aunt was a good vehicle for him. "Enough to make a cat laugh." I don't think I have ever come across that expression.
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Film Daily, 02-December-1924 |
The Christie Film Company produced Charley's Aunt.
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Moving Picture World, 13-December-1924 |
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