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1909, Chaplin went to France to perform with the delegation. By this time, he was already the main actor of the troupe. His performance caused a sensation.

19 10 autumn, Chaplin went to the United States to perform with the group. When he entered new york Harbor by boat and saw the Statue of Liberty, he couldn't help waving his hat and loudly said:

"Be careful, America, I'm here to conquer you!"

Sure enough, as the first star of the troupe, he performed dumb birds and other plays and conquered the American audience. His comedies are welcomed by happy Americans. Since then, Chaplin's name has spread all over America.

19 13, Carnaud Troupe performed in the United States again. Chaplin used his spare time (West ×××) to read various famous books in his rented room to enrich his knowledge. He should prepare for the future development.

One day, while he was studying hard, suddenly a tourist came to visit. The bearer claimed to be a lawyer of a firm and heard that he was a member of Carnaud Theatre Company. He wants to ask him about the troupe.

"Please, I may be able to help."

"Is there anyone named Zhuo Fuying or someone with similar pronunciation in your troupe?"

"Zhuo Fuying, no .. as far as I know, only I am similar to it."

Hearing this, the lawyer quickly asked, "So, did you perform a drunken man at the American Concert Hall in 42nd Street two years ago?"

"Yes, very good. I am an actor, what's the matter? " Chaplin was stumped by this question.

"ah! Please forgive me. Here's the thing. " The lawyer was relieved: he described his relaxed and happy mood as if he had put down a heavy burden. He said quietly, "I came to see you on behalf of Cornerstone Film Company. Right there. Mr Seinert, the producer, wants to invite you to be a film actor. And he doesn't have your specific contact information. He just saw your play in the concert hall two years ago. So, I take the liberty to visit you, please don't take it amiss ... "

Chaplin couldn't hear what the lawyer said later. Ah! Why didn't I think of this road in the movie before? Film, a new art, can give full play to one's talents.

At the beginning of September, Chaplin's contract with Carnaud Troupe expired, and the troupe returned to England, but he rushed to Los Angeles, where the film company was located.

Producer Seinert is friendly to Chaplin, but director Henry doesn't like him. In a new film, he made Chaplin play a liar. When filming, Chaplin was humorous and performed very well, but strangely, after filming, he didn't recognize it at all, and all the scenes with "laughter" disappeared. Chaplin discovered Henry's theory:

"I work hard and try my best to make some good movies that can amuse the audience. I don't want you to chase me passively, and then comfortably get 150 dollars a week. This is not my ideal! "

"What ideal is not ideal! What the fuck do you know? I have been in this business for more than ten years. It is not as good as you, a hairy child! " Henry was furious.

More to Chaplin's disappointment, this time even Mr. Sennett didn't understand him:

"Everyone says we can't cooperate with you, you have to find your own reasons. I can't let the company drink northwest wind, can I? "

Chaplin had to find another way out for his career. Whenever he got a chance, he went to the developing room and editing room to observe how the editor edited the film and how the director handled the lens, so as to explore the production technology. He quickly mastered the method of film cutting, knowing that it was not easy to cut out the scenes of appearance and entry, so he arranged the funny actions and humorous performances in these places. Therefore, although the director and the editor ruthlessly cut his performance, Chaplin still showed the uniqueness of his performance in his first five films. After only a few shots, the critical audience was pleasantly surprised to find a comedy genius, and the circulation of funny (Jρ) films of the film company soared.

On this day, Chaplin offended Miss Mabel again for filming. She is Hua Dan, the head of the film company, and also the red man in front of Mr. Seinert. But Chaplin just stopped her work:

"I'm sorry, Miss Mabel, but I just don't understand whether your arrangement is interesting or not. I think you have nothing to say when you are an actor; But as far as the director is concerned, I don't believe you can guide me. "

With that, he stepped aside and sat down. Mabel, who had never been so cold, stood there, not knowing what to do.

When Sennat, who returned to the studio, heard about it. Immediately rushed into Chaplin's locker room:

"What's the matter with you?"

Chaplin tried to explain that the angry Senate insisted on his old routine: "Do as you are told, or get out!"

Chaplin also made up his mind: "Mr Seinert, I have to eat everywhere. If you want to fire me, go ahead! " ! But to be clear, I work hard, and I am as anxious as you, trying to make a good movie. "

Seinert slammed the door, and the "Lighthouse Smoke" in the studio suddenly started.

Back to the house that night, Chaplin told it to a friend in the studio, and the man sighed:

"I did well, but it's over now!"

Chaplin is also a little anxious because he has fallen in love with making movies. He smiled to hide his feelings and asked his friends:

"Look, will he fire me?"

"There is no doubt about it. When I saw Senate coming out of your dressing room, I was crazy. "

Chaplin thought there was nothing he could do if he really wanted to quit. Anyway, after shooting for more than ten weeks, he has earned $65438 +0500. Apart from the trip back to China, there will be a lot left, which is also worthwhile.

The next morning, he came to the studio to listen to the news. Seinert wants to reconcile with him:

"Charlie, I had a bad temper yesterday. Please forgive me. Actually, you are a very good actor. Miss Mabel and I both hope that you can continue to cooperate with us. Mabel is too young to be a director. You can remind her at any time. "

Chaplin didn't understand why Seinert made a 180 degree turn today, but he wouldn't just give in:

"If you let me direct myself, there will be no more trouble."

This is the first time that a foreign actor has made this request in a film company. Seinat pondered and asked seriously, "If the film you directed doesn't make money, who will pay for it?"

"I'll pay for it myself," Chaplin said. "I have $65,438+0,500 here. If the movie can't be released, it's yours. "

"Do you have a prepared story?"

"You can have as much as you want."

"Well, that's settled!"

………

In fact, Seinert wanted to quit the meddlesome actor that day, but he received a telegram from new york this morning, saying that all major cinemas were eager to show Chaplin's films and asked the company to make more films. Seinat immediately realized the value of Chaplin, and the market decided Chaplin's fate.

It was a fine day, and the studio began to get busy early in the morning. Three locations are shooting at the same time. Senate stood on a field, looking at the setting of a hotel lounge, thinking about the arrangement of plot and action, and always felt that something was wrong. Suddenly, he saw Chaplin standing beside him.

"Come here, come here, now we need a little joke, can you play a clown? Anything will do. " He said to Chaplin, dressed as a reporter.

Chaplin doesn't know what kind of clown to dress up as. In short, he doesn't like this suit.

On the way to the dressing room, he thought and thought. Suddenly an image appeared. So, in the dressing room, he put on a pair of baggy pants, a pair of big leather shoes, a bowler hat and a small hand fight. This suit is too incongruous: the trousers are fat, the coat is tight, the hat is small, and the shoes are big and pointed! As for age, he hesitated first, not knowing whether to play small or big. Later, Chaplin thought that Senate should like something a little bigger, so he put a (Cu) beard under his nose. All right! A funny clown appeared!

Chaplin felt that the figure in the mirror in front of him was real and vivid, as if the disguised figure had already existed without any affectation. He is him, a living clown!

When Chaplin swaggered in front of Seinat and waved that little crutch from time to time, the wandering clown made him laugh.

Chaplin was encouraged, stepped forward and said, pointing to himself:

"Look! This guy's personality is varied: he is a tramp, a gentleman, a poet and a dreamer; He also feels lonely, always wants a romantic life, and he likes to do adventurous things. He takes it for granted that he is a scientist, a musician and a jué. However, he only picks up cigarette butts or is hungry enough to grab children's candy. Of course, if he sees an opportunity, he dares to kick his wife's ass-but only when he is insulted by them and very angry! "

Chaplin talked and performed with relish for more than ten minutes. Seinat trembled with laughter:

"Good, good, good, you go on stage now and act according to your tricks!"

Chaplin didn't know the plot of the scene at that time, only that it happened in the hotel lounge. He played a clown interspersed with entertainment activities.

The tramp pretended to be a guest and went into the lounge. He was very tired, walked unsteadily, and accidentally tripped over a lady's foot; He quickly stood up, turned his head and raised his hat to apologize to his wife. Then, he turned and walked on, but he tripped again. So he stood up again, turned his head and habitually took off his hat to show his gentlemanly demeanor. But looking intently, it was only a spittoon that tripped him. ...

At this point, laughter came from behind the camera. Actors and staff from other venues came. What is this funny clown doing? After a while, everyone laughed again. ...

Chaplin played this episode for too long. Therefore, Seinert and Henry discussed whether to delete some, troubled Chaplin inserted:

"Since it can make people laugh, what does it matter if it is longer and shorter?"

So the camera was put on the screen as it was, and the audience suddenly fell in love with the clown wearing a hat and fighting with his little hands. In French, the tramp is called "Charlot", so let's call this clown "Charlot"! So from the spring of 19 14 until World War II, every time Charlie Chaplin appeared on the screen, he always wore a moustache, crutches and oversized pointed shoes like a duck. Later, he made a series of films, such as Dancing in Charlot, Charlot Becoming a Dentist, Charlot Becoming a Painter and Charlot Becoming a Gatekeeper. The audience always pays attention to Charlot's every move, and Charlie Chaplin is becoming more and more famous.

Later, Chaplin joined Esnay Company, and the cooperation was satisfactory. In a few years, Chaplin made 15 films for the company. At that time, American newspapers reported that every time Chaplin made a new film, his reputation and fame rose by one level, and the market price of the film also rose by one digit. In new york, the largest city in the world, almost all department stores, shopping malls and even pharmacies began to sell toys and portraits made by imitating Chaplin's role. Some girls in the chorus are not afraid of embarrassment. They wore little beards, baggy trousers and leather shoes, and sang the song "Charlie Chaplin's Feet".

19 19 In autumn, Chaplin sometimes goes to the theater to watch plays, dances and other performances. In this way, he found 4-year-old little Jacques. That day, his father finished dancing as usual, thanked the curtain, but brought little Jacques out again. After bowing to the audience with his father, he suddenly danced several interesting steps, waved to the audience rationally, and ran back to the background. Many audiences, including Chaplin, were amused by him and cheered for him tirelessly.

A week later, when Chaplin and a group of actors were sitting on the set looking for the content of the next film, he thought of little Jacques. So, in order to adjust the atmosphere, he talked about the curtain call of little Jacques, then an assistant said:

"No wonder, I read the morning paper this morning. It says here that Jacques Cogan was invited to sign a contract to make a film. I was still wondering who this person was. I didn't expect to be so small and talented. No wonder people like him. "

When Chaplin heard it, it was like touching the electricity: "Oh, my God! Why didn't I think of that? " Then his mind suddenly enlightened:

"Have you ever thought about letting children live with homeless people? Tramps sell glass. In order to survive, let children smash people's windows in the street, and then the tramp will appear in time and be called to install glass. With this cooperation, money will be earned. This story can string out many strange things! What a great idea! " Chaplin was very excited.

The actor next to him sighed: "People have signed contracts with others! No matter how good the idea is, it is useless! "

Chaplin just woke up from excitement; "ah! Yes! He signed the contract. Maybe the employer thinks the same as me! Alas! You see how stupid I am, knowing that he is talented, but I never thought about pulling him to make a movie! "

At noon, a worker in the factory rushed to the studio, panting, and shouted excitedly to the boy at a distance:

"It was not little Jack Cogan who signed the contract, but old Jack Cogan!"

Chaplin jumped up from his chair happily: "Quick! Call his father and tell him to come here at once. Very important! " "Wait, don't mention his son on the phone, just say you have something important to find him!"

Chaplin was worried that if anyone knew the news, he would beat him to it.

Later, old Jacques came to the studio and Chaplin talked with him for a long time. Only then did he realize that the great director was looking for him for little Jacques.

"Ah, you said the child! However, you can stay here! "

Hearing this, the studio was filled with joy (ténɡ).)

/kloc-in the spring of 0/920, the story of finding a fairy is over. The name of the movie is "a movie with tears in laughter";

One day, the poor glassmaker found a baby beside the dustbin, so he picked him up and held him on the roof of his old house. He replaced the old sack with a hammock for the baby, put a rubber nipple on the mouth of the broken teapot and fed the baby. I picked up an old cane chair, dug a hole in it and put the urinal under it.

The best part of this film is how the little outcast makes a living with the glass manufacturer:

He wandered in the street, threw stones at people's windows when they were not looking, and then ran away quickly. The glassmaker appears at the right time with glass shelves and tools on his back, and of course he will be called by unlucky people to install glass. ...

192 1 When The Story of Seeking Immortals was released in February, it was unprecedented: it was unprecedented and enthusiastic, and a briefing praising it was sent to Chaplin's studio every day, to the effect that it had been rated as a first-class work of art. The success of this film in its first year earned 2.5 million dollars for the first national film company. Chaplin's net profit is more than 654.38+0 million. As predicted by Chaplin on the first day when he met his father, little Jacques Cogan became a big hit. He became a child star in Hollywood and made more than 4 million movies.

One day, Chaplin was invited to spend the weekend at a friend's house. After breakfast the next morning, he had nothing to do and wandered around the house. Suddenly, he found a pile of landscape photos in the living room. Some of the photos in that pile are the scenery of Alaska in the United States and the Klondike River Basin in Canada. /kloc-gold deposits were discovered in these two places in the late 0/9th century. At that time, the gold diggers arrived at the wind and swarmed (wù): like ducks, they ran in droves, which means that many people rushed to chase bad things ... There is a picture in the film that a long line of people looking for gold mines are climbing a frozen mountain. There is also an explanation on the back of the photo, which tells how they overcame all kinds of difficulties in the ice and snow.

When Chaplin saw this, he immediately remembered the scene in a diary written by an Irishman: 1846, a pioneering team got lost and was trapped in a snowy mountain. 160 Most people died of hunger and cold, and only one in ten people survived. In order to survive, those people eat everything, and finally in order to survive, even the bodies of their companions are spared. ...

This information immediately enlivened Chaplin's thinking. Strange imagination gushed out like a spring, and some comic plots and ridiculous actions came to my face. These magical sparks of inspiration created a great movie six months later-The Gold Rush.

During the crazy gold rush in Alaska, thousands of people flocked from all corners of the world. However, many people have never thought about how difficult it is in this hard, cold, food-deficient, ice and snow, inaccessible place. It's not just the gold in Huang Chengcheng and the luxurious life in the future that awaits them. ...

Charlie (Chaplin), a bachelor miner, and Jim were trapped in a hut by a snowstorm. They haven't eaten for a long time. But now Charlie seems to be cooking on the stove by the window. He tried the hardness of this thing with a fork and cocked his head to show his satisfaction. Then he picked up a pet in the pot and put it on the plate. It turned out to be a broken leather shoe. And Charlie only wears socks on his left foot.

Charlie put the salt pot and saucer on the table, and then took off the soles. After unpacking, wrap the shoelaces around the fork like noodles and put them in your mouth to eat with relish. Then, he ate the soles of his shoes and motioned for Jim sitting at the table to eat. Jim looked at him with a frown and an uncomfortable expression. But because I was so hungry, I couldn't help but tear off an upper and put it in my mouth timidly, but I couldn't swallow it and spit it out again. Charlie not only ate the soles and uppers, but also chewed the spikes like fishbones and spat them out of the plate like a gentleman. At the same time, he kept laughing and encouraging (sǒnɡyǒnɡ): encourage others to do something. Jim ate it while it was hot. Jim sighed and shook his head. ...

Charlie, wrapped in a blanket, picked up a shotgun and went hunting, but found nothing. Back in the house, he put his feet wrapped in a broken blanket in the stove to bake. Aside, Jim, who was already dizzy from hunger, stared straight at the foot wrapped in the blanket: "That's a chicken!" " "

Charlie thought it was funny and ignored him. But Jim's eyes became cold and terrible. He couldn't help pulling out his knife and trying to kill the imaginary chicken ... Charlie was frightened and ran out of the door. Jim picked up his gun and chased him out. Charlie really became a "big chicken" in his eyes. He raised his gun and "Big Chicken" flapped its wings as if pleading with him. Suddenly, he clearly saw that he was pointing a gun at Charlie. He was surprised and ran to apologize to Charlie: "Please forgive me, I'm a little crazy!" " "

When they returned to the hut, Charlie hid the gun in the snow under the eaves. When they sat down across the table, Jim's illusion reappeared, and Charlie became the "chicken" in his eyes again.

………

Later, the lovelorn Charlie and the amnesia Jim met again in the cabin. Just as they were sleeping soundly, the snowstorm began again. One night, the snowstorm opened the door of the hut and even blew it down the slope. They don't know what happened. ...

After the snowstorm subsided, the falling hut stopped on a high cliff. A big rope pulled out of the house, originally used to fix the hut, happened to get stuck in a crack in the rock. Half of the cabin is on the cliff, the other half is hanging, and it seems that it will be rolling in the deep at any time.

Charlie woke up, but he was still a little confused. Seeing the room in a mess, he wanted to tidy it up. He walked to Jim on the right, but he felt that the house was leaning to the right with him! Now Jim is awake, too. He got up and left, and the house was balanced. They think they are drunk, but if both of them walk to the right, the danger appears again, and they know that there is something wrong with the house. But the windows were covered with ice and nothing could be seen outside, so Charlie tried his best to break down the back door and people rushed out. ...

Naturally, after a series of soul-stirring self-rescues, the two of them set foot on the edge of the cliff; At the same time, the rope broke and the wooden house fell off the cliff. These two poor people are unlucky enough! But it happened that they found a gold mine on the edge of the cliff! They became millionaires in the blink of an eye!

Millionaire Charlie came across his beloved girl on the boat home. ...

The gold rush became the most popular movie from 1925 to 1926. Charlie's cooking shoes and several scenes of Charlie and Jim in the cabin have become classic scenes in the history of film art.

Before the sound film appeared, it was the silent film that ruled this country. Like other new things, talking movies have many shortcomings when they were first born.

But not long after, the wave of talking movies swept the global film industry, making almost all the comedy masters in the silent film era disappear, except Chaplin. So friends, experts and fans are paying attention to his movements. Even Joe Schenk, a friend who publicly said he didn't like talking about movies before, reminded Chaplin:

I'm afraid the future is their world, Charlie.

But Chaplin pointed out his situation and said, "I don't believe that my voice will enrich any of my comedies." On the contrary, my voice will destroy the image I hope to create, making people feel that my role is not a real person, but a humorous thought and a comedy abstraction. "

He decided to make another silent film, which caused many comments in newspapers and magazines, expressing his worries and doubts about the future of his film. As soon as I heard that he was going to make a movie, I couldn't wait to sign the bill. Now it seems that I am not interested. A producer clearly told Chaplin:

"You'd better make a sound movie instead. It will be wonderful. There are several. I want some. As for silent films, there is nothing I can do. I can't just lose money, can I? "

After several reflections, Chaplin thinks that since different types of entertainment can exist, different types of movies should also coexist. Moreover, he firmly believes that his pantomime art is second to none. Why can't he make an ideal silent film?

Therefore, he created and starred in one of the most outstanding art films in his life, City Lights. This film was awarded the title of "Top Ten Movies" by famous film historians and film critics when it celebrated its centenary in Hollywood.

The film shows that when the city is prosperous, the disparity between the rich and the poor in the city is more obvious. Chaplin unfolds the plot through the relationship between the tramp, the blind girl selling flowers and the millionaire.

After many twists and turns, Chaplin found a cinema that never let go of movies for the premiere of City Lights.

On the day of the premiere, it happened that Einstein and his wife were in Los Angeles. Chaplin invited them to his villa for dinner and then drove to the city. To his surprise, several streets near the theater were crowded with people. The crowded audience smashed the windows of all the shops near the theater. The police station sent police cars and ambulances. Chaplin and Einstein crowded into the lounge of the theater under the escort of a group of policemen.

The boss didn't know how to show the movie yet, and under the guidance of the relevant staff, the movie began. The first act finally appeared, and Chaplin, who had experienced many big scenes, couldn't help but have his heart beating faster. ...

The audience is in a good mood. I started to laugh, and then I laughed; Chaplin wanted to cry when he heard laughter at the movies. He won the audience! All worries and doubts have disappeared.

After the screening, when I saw the flower girl, I finally recognized the rags: the clothes were in rags. When Chaplin was a tramp, he saw Dr Einstein wipe the tears from his eyes.

The weekly income of "City Lights" was two popular audio films at that time, which exceeded the original plan of showing for 8 weeks and ran for 12 weeks. In the end, those big cinemas couldn't keep up, and jointly asked that cinema to stop showing and booked the film at a high price.

In 65438+early 1930s, Europe and America fell into economic crisis. Chaplin saw some thought-provoking situations:

Rotten and smelly food piled up on the hill outside the food factory wall, and boxes of goods on the dock were left unattended, while skinny and hungry people could only watch the capitalists leave moldy and rotten food and could not fill their stomachs at all.

At a dinner party, a reporter asked Chaplin:

"Mr. Chaplin, do you think our current economic crisis is hopeless? I think unless more gold is found, people will be forced to compete physically with automatic devices. "

Chaplin said: "This is not the case. Automation is very good. As for reducing employment opportunities, it may be a phased issue. "

Another reporter told him: "Many young people in rural areas are attracted to factories by big industries. As long as the machine is turning, the workers can't stop. It was only four or five years before I went home, so terrible that I didn't even dare to recognize my wife and children. Many of them are mentally ill! Machines harm people! ……"

So, according to the past memory materials and bold imagination, as well as the real situation of society at that time, Chaplin spent three years to complete the blockbuster "Modern Times".

In the summer, Chaplin made an exception for the first time and held a press conference in the studio:

"Today, I invite you here to tell you that the silent film Modern Times, which took three years to create and shoot, has been completed ..."

When the reporters came to Chaplin's studio, they all felt back in time. In Hollywood, where there are large studios everywhere, Chaplin is the only one who still has a small handicraft workshop 17 years ago. He is also the only one in the world who is making silent films.

What about the last silent movie in the world? On February 5th, 1936, reporters from major American newspapers sent a message from new york to the whole world:

"A large number of police tried to drive away the crowd lying in front of the cinema because tens of thousands of fans blocked Broadway ..."

Later, it was reported that the audience number broke the record in the first week of the release, and then it became popular in the United States. The audience loved the film and Chaplin's new image. In the film, he chose a modern career: a mechanical worker in a big company.

The film cursed the big capitalists for squeezing high profits and increasing the labor intensity of workers. This film shows a strong sense of social responsibility. As the title says:

"Modern Times is a story about the struggle of industry and individuals-human beings struggle for happiness."

People from all walks of life commented that Chaplin's artistic skills were extremely brilliant and absurd (dàn): extremely unreal and unreasonable. Art form, exposing the absurdity and abnormality in the era of big machines. It has strong ideological depth and cognitive value. Some critics say that we can learn "more than listening to philosophers" from this film, which is an art form of Das Kapital.

1933, after Hitler, the fascist leader, became German Chancellor, he persecuted progressives and Jews at home and stepped up his military expansion abroad to prepare for war.

Chaplin received a postcard with Hitler's photo printed on it from a reporter. It is full of Hitler's speeches.

One is Hitler yelling at people, his palm bent like two claws.

The other, holding his hands on his chest, is like grasping a dumbbell.

There's another one, he's saluting, and his right hand is swinging obliquely upward. Chaplin really wants to put a dirty plate on it.

What surprised Chaplin even more was Hitler's strange appearance: a toothbrush-like beard was left under his nose and a few locks of hair stood up on his head. It looks like a parody of Charlot, which is very interesting.

When his friend Einstein and his wife were persecuted by Hitler and exiled to the United States, Chaplin no longer thought he was ridiculous, but thought he was crazy!

As the cloud of war approached, Chaplin decided to write a play "The Great Dictator" which opposed the war and satirized Hitler. This is a talking film, and he can play two roles in it. One is Hingl, a dictator based on Hitler, who can talk nonsense in front of the audience, and the other is a homeless Jewish barber, who still keeps his mouth shut.

A newspaper published the first draft of "The Great Dictator", and Germany was greatly annoyed by the content of such blatant opposition to Hitler's Nazism, and hated this Chaplin.

One day, Chaplin was filming The Great Dictator. A white-faced worker rushed into the studio and handed Chaplin a thick brown paper envelope:

"Charlie, I just found this at the door."

In this letter, the Nazis shouted in a naked tone (xiāo):

If you don't stop shooting this movie, no matter which city or theater it will be shown in the future, we will put smelly bombs there and shoot at the screen! "

In his prime, Chaplin suppressed his anger and regarded those threats (dònɡ): threats. Gently throw your letter into the wastebasket. With a contemptuous smile on his lips, he shrugged and said, "It's nothing. Let them shoot. I must laugh at Hitler! This is my answer, come, all departments are ready, shoot! "

………

The film will be shown soon, but Chaplin is worried about the safety of the audience. He found the chairman of the trade union and wanted to ask dozens of workers to help keep order. President a listen to roar with laughter:

"I don't believe that will happen, Charlie. You have your own audience to deal with those bad guys, as long as they keep the order in the cinema. Moreover, the Nazis did not dare to appear in broad daylight in the United States! "

Chaplin's courage greatly increased, and the film 1940 was officially released. Its sensational effect lasted several years. First of all, people in new york watched it crazily, and the two cinemas showed it together for more than three months. Then, the film was transported to England. Although it was in wartime, the grand occasion of watching movies was unprecedented. During and after the Second World War, it was shown all over the world and received unprecedented welcome and praise, which enhanced the confidence and strength of people all over the world in defeating fascism.