Birth of the Tramp

Overview

A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.

Directed by Serge Bromberg, Eric Lange

Top cast

Peter Hudson

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Kate Guyonvarch

Self - RE/AC Director

David Robinson

Self - Chaplin's Biographer

Kevin Brownlow

Self - Film Historian

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Antoine Lange

The Child

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Edna Purviance

Self (archive footage)

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John R. Freuler

Self (archive footage)

Sydney Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Eric Campbell

Self (archive footage)

Henry Bergman

Self (archive footage)

Max Linder

Self (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks

Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford

Self (archive footage)

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