Birth of the Tramp (2013)

7.1/10 61 min Documentary TV Movie

Overview

A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.

Cast

Peter Hudson

Self - Narrator (voice)

David Robinson

Self - Chaplin's Biographer

Kevin Brownlow

Self - Film Historian

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Edna Purviance

Self (archive footage)

Syd Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Eric Campbell

Self (archive footage)

Henry Bergman

Self (archive footage)

Max Linder

Self (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks

Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford

Self (archive footage)

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