Introduction -- Charlie Chaplin's early years -- Mack Sennett and the Keystone Studios -- Chaplin's Keystone films -- Making a living -- Kid auto races at Venice, Cal -- Mabel's strange predicament -- ...

Watching the new Blu-ray/DVD set “Chaplin’s Mutual Comedies” is a revelation because one can witness a master filmmaker coming of age. Charlie Chaplin introduced his beloved, baggy-panted Tramp in ...

In 1914, Keystone Studios released two short films that gave a world marching to war a reason to laugh. Their titles, “Kid Auto Races at Venice” and “Mabel’s Strange Predicament,” are far less ...

Charles Chaplin came to Mack Sennett’s Keystone Studios late in 1913 as a little-known British vaudevillian, and after a year, had not only established his Tramp character, learned to write and direct ...

A century ago, Keystone Studios in California began to release short comedy films that featured Charlie Chaplin, a British actor with a small mustache who wore a derby, large shoes and carried a cane.

"A Thief Catcher" is a 10-minute Keystone Kops comedy with Chaplin in a brief appearance as one of the inept law enforcement ensemble. The film, which wasn't listed in any authoritative list of ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A short silent comedy that was lost for decades holds a big surprise for film buffs and historians when a familiar face emerges from the bushes in police uniform and that ...

A short silent comedy that was lost for decades holds a big surprise for film buffs and historians when a familiar face emerges from the bushes in police uniform and that unforgettable mustache. By ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of Charlie Chaplin's bowler hats and a cane, the staple of Hollywood silent-era comedy, were auctioned for $62,500 on Sunday, said auction house Bonhams. Chaplin's hat and ...