Chaplin at Mutual: A Centenary Celebration

One hundred years ago in 1916, Charlie Chaplin signed his contract with the Mutual Film Company, making him the highest paid filmmaker in America at that time. These essays from the Film by Film blog chronicles Chaplin’s arrival at Mutual, of which Chaplin ‘Fulfilling my contract with Mutual was, I suppose, the happiest period of my life.’Each film is the subject of an essay covering the inspirations, making of, and impact of each Charlie Chaplin short from 1916 and 1917. Includes three essays that have not yet appeared on the blog [as of February 2017].Ideal companion volume to Charlie A Centenary Celebration, covering Chaplin's time at Keystone and Essanay.