DVD Talk Reviewer Jason Bovberg has just spent a dozen hours enjoying
Charlie Chaplin's brilliant Essanay and Mutual short films, created from 1915 through 1917. Recently collected in a wonderful box set titled
Charlie Chaplin Classic Short Films, the films showcase Chaplin's virtuoso silent-film pantomime, knock-down slapstick, and unique pathos. Chaplin had many imitators, but he was a true original in cinema.
Check out Jason's in-depth, film-by film look at Chaplin's legacy.
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