Making a Living
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Making a Living is the first film starring Charlie Chaplin. A one-reel comedy short, it was completed in three days at Keystone Studios in Los Angeles, California and was released for distribution on
Charlie Chaplin (left) in scene with Henry Lehrman
Another scene with (from left) Lehrman, Virginia Kirtley, Alice Davenport, and Chaplin
Kid Auto Races at Venice
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Kid Auto Races at Venice is a 1914 American film starring Charles Chaplin. It is the first film in which his "Little Tramp" character makes an appearance before the public. The first film to be produc
Making a Living
…large moustache and a top hat in the film; he also carries a walking cane. His famous "Little Tramp" screen persona did not appear until his next film, Kid Auto Races at Venice, which was released by Keystone only five days after the studio began distributing Making a Living. In recalling his work with Lehrman in Making a…
Theatrical poster for Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914)