In a 1957 interview, when asked to clarify his political views, Chaplin stated "As for politics, I am an anarchist.

Edgar Hoover, who had long been suspicious of Chaplin's political leanings, used the opportunity to generate negative publicity about him.He built a story around the idea of walking a tightrope while besieged by monkeys, and turned the Tramp into the accidental star of a circus. Versatile Occasions: Whether you're attending a Halloween party, a carnival, an anniversary celebration, a school-themed event, a birthday party, or even a theatrical performance, this costume is the ideal choice. Between his time in the poor schools and his mother succumbing to mental illness, Chaplin began to perform on stage. Unlike conventional slapstick comedies, Robinson states that the comic moments in Chaplin's films centre on the Tramp's attitude to the things happening to him: the humour does not come from the Tramp bumping into a tree, but from his lifting his hat to the tree in apology. Billed as a "lighthearted but scholarly look at the film", the book analyzes the film's major themes, which it identifies as festivity, nostalgia, home, horror, virginity, feminism, Broadway-style musical moments, sibling rivalry, "Spielbergian" filmmaking style, Disney villain traditions, and more.

For Limelight, Chaplin composed "Terry's Theme", which was popularised by Jimmy Young as " Eternally" (1952). During an interview leading up to the release of Hocus Pocus 2 in September 2022, he stated that "I just want to pinch myself, and I’m just afraid that I’m going to be nine years old and on a Little League field again.

At 16 years old, Chaplin starred in the play's West End production at the Duke of York's Theatre from October to December 1905. Despite its success, he permanently associated the film with the stress of its production; Chaplin omitted The Circus from his autobiography, and struggled to work on it when he recorded the score in his later years. Other notable participants of the benefit included Meryl Streep, Mariah Carey, Cassandra Peterson, Glenn Close, Billy Crystal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Todrick Hall, Jennifer Hudson, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Michael Kors, Adam Lambert, George Lopez, Alex Moffat, Martin Short, Sarah Silverman, John Stamos, Kenan Thompson, Sophie von Haselberg, and Bella Hadid. A sequel, Hocus Pocus 2, written by Jen D'Angelo and directed by Anne Fletcher, was released on September 30, 2022, on Disney+, with a third film currently in development. During the filming of his 11th picture, Mabel at the Wheel, he clashed with director Mabel Normand and was almost released from his contract.

In America, the political atmosphere began to change and attention was once again directed to Chaplin's films instead of his views. To punish him for interfering, the witches transform Binx into a black cat and curse him to live forever with his guilt for not saving Emily. The 16-year-old actress Mildred Harris had revealed that she was pregnant with his child, and in September 1918, he married her quietly in Los Angeles to avoid controversy.In this state of uncertainty, early in 1931, the comedian decided to take a holiday and ended up travelling for 16 months. The new release contains special features, including deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes retrospective. This costume comes with a jacket, shirt and wig, so you can stumble around like a zombie to your heart's content, only mind your fingers! City Lights followed the Tramp's love for a blind flower girl (played by Virginia Cherrill) and his efforts to raise money for her sight-saving operation.

The City of Salem has celebrated its connection to Hocus Pocus, while local filming sites have become an attraction for fans as the film's legacy has grown over the years. James Horner was originally slated to score the film, but became unavailable at the last minute, so Debney had to score the entire film in two weeks. Hocus Pocus started life as a script by Mick Garris, that was bought by Walt Disney Pictures in 1984. Smile", composed originally for Modern Times (1936) and later set to lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons, was a hit for Nat King Cole in 1954.In 1917, professional Chaplin imitators were so widespread that he took legal action, [118] and it was reported that nine out of ten men who attended costume parties, did so dressed as the Tramp. Until he began making spoken dialogue films with The Great Dictator (1940), Chaplin never shot from a completed script. One advantage Chaplin found in sound technology was the opportunity to record a musical score for the film, which he composed himself.