The Charlie Chaplin Book

    The Charlie Chaplin Book

    Ten Stories Adapted from Classic Shorts

    By Robert Keene Thompson

    $9.95

    Publication Date: 20th July 2016

    Beloved around the world for his Little Tramp character, Charlie Chaplin was the most famous person on the planet during the early twentieth century, and his popularity endures to this day. Cinephiles and Chaplin aficionados will rejoice in these expert novelizations by a famed Hollywood screenwriter of the scripts for ten short films Chaplin made in 1915 for the Essanay Company of Chicago.
    The Bank: A bank janitor develops romantic designs on a secretary
    A Woman: An eager suitor cross-dresses to deceive a disapproving father
    Work: A paperhanger's assistant w... Read More
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    Beloved around the world for his Little Tramp character, Charlie Chaplin was the most famous person on the planet during the early twentieth century, and his popularity endures to this day. Cinephiles and Chaplin aficionados will rejoice in these expert novelizations by a famed Hollywood screenwriter of the scripts for ten short films Chaplin made in 1915 for the Essanay Company of Chicago.
    The Bank: A bank janitor develops romantic designs on a secretary
    A Woman: An eager suitor cross-dresses to deceive a disapproving father
    Work: A paperhanger's assistant w... Read More
    Description
    Beloved around the world for his Little Tramp character, Charlie Chaplin was the most famous person on the planet during the early twentieth century, and his popularity endures to this day. Cinephiles and Chaplin aficionados will rejoice in these expert novelizations by a famed Hollywood screenwriter of the scripts for ten short films Chaplin made in 1915 for the Essanay Company of Chicago.
    The Bank: A bank janitor develops romantic designs on a secretary
    A Woman: An eager suitor cross-dresses to deceive a disapproving father
    Work: A paperhanger's assistant wreaks havoc on a stately mansion
    The Champion: A pet bulldog helps his master go for broke in the boxing ring
    His New Job: A prop man at a movie studio is given a chance to act
    By the Sea: A bathing resort provides the backdrop for a series of comic adventures
    A Night Out: A pair of friends go on a bender, spreading pandemonium in their path
    The Tramp: An admirer of a farmer's daughter is thwarted by a rival
    In the Park: A couple of star-crossed lovers receive help from a kindly Cupid
    A Jitney Elopement: A Romeo rescues his sweetheart from an arranged marriage

    Reprint of the Street & Smith Publishers, New York, 1915 edition.
    Details
    • Price: $9.95
    • Pages: 144
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Publication Date: 20th July 2016
    • Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
    • ISBN: 9780486815114
    • Format: eBook
    • BISACs:
      PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy
      FICTION / General
    Author Bio
    Robert Keene Thompson (1885–1937) was a Hollywood screenwriter whose career spanned the silent and sound eras. His credits include the Jack Benny film Artists and Models as well as scripts for movies starring Clara Bow, Gary Cooper, Burns & Allen, and other stars.
    Table of Contents
    The Bank
    A Woman
    Work
    The Champion
    His New Job
    By the Sea
    A Night Out
    The Tramp
    In the Park
    A Jitney Elopement
     
    Beloved around the world for his Little Tramp character, Charlie Chaplin was the most famous person on the planet during the early twentieth century, and his popularity endures to this day. Cinephiles and Chaplin aficionados will rejoice in these expert novelizations by a famed Hollywood screenwriter of the scripts for ten short films Chaplin made in 1915 for the Essanay Company of Chicago.
    The Bank: A bank janitor develops romantic designs on a secretary
    A Woman: An eager suitor cross-dresses to deceive a disapproving father
    Work: A paperhanger's assistant wreaks havoc on a stately mansion
    The Champion: A pet bulldog helps his master go for broke in the boxing ring
    His New Job: A prop man at a movie studio is given a chance to act
    By the Sea: A bathing resort provides the backdrop for a series of comic adventures
    A Night Out: A pair of friends go on a bender, spreading pandemonium in their path
    The Tramp: An admirer of a farmer's daughter is thwarted by a rival
    In the Park: A couple of star-crossed lovers receive help from a kindly Cupid
    A Jitney Elopement: A Romeo rescues his sweetheart from an arranged marriage

    Reprint of the Street & Smith Publishers, New York, 1915 edition.
    • Price: $9.95
    • Pages: 144
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Publication Date: 20th July 2016
    • Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
    • ISBN: 9780486815114
    • Format: eBook
    • BISACs:
      PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy
      FICTION / General
    Robert Keene Thompson (1885–1937) was a Hollywood screenwriter whose career spanned the silent and sound eras. His credits include the Jack Benny film Artists and Models as well as scripts for movies starring Clara Bow, Gary Cooper, Burns & Allen, and other stars.
    The Bank
    A Woman
    Work
    The Champion
    His New Job
    By the Sea
    A Night Out
    The Tramp
    In the Park
    A Jitney Elopement