Did you Know?

Did you know that Virginia Cherrill, the actress who played the young girl in "City Lights" was short-sighted?       Did you know that Charlie Chaplin's favourite dance was the…tango?       Did you know that the choreography of the famous boxing scene in "City Lights" was set to the music of a…tango?       Did you know that the first meeting between Chaplin and Virginia Cherrill took place at Hollywood American Legion Stadium during a boxing match?       Did you know that the all-time record for the greatest number of takes for a single scene belongs to "City Lights". In the scene, the young blind girl sells her flowers to the man she thinks is a rich tycoon. The man of course, is Chaplin and it is the moment he discovers her secret. The scene required countless shooting days and how many takes? The answer will be in the next Newsletter. See if you can find out first!       Did you know that an extra in the café scene in "City Lights" whose name was Jean Pope would become famous under the name…Jean Harlow?       Did you know that the premier of "City Lights" in New York was preceded by a screening for the prisoners at Sing-Sing?       Did you know that during the premier of "City Lights" in Los Angeles, Chaplin was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Einstein?       Did you know that Chaplin's most successful film in terms of revenue was The Great Dictator?       Did you know that the idea for the scene in The Great Dictator which involved a raised throne and a lower chair (Hitler vs Mussolini), came from a similar situation during a meeting Chaplin had with the King of Belgium?       Did you know that the speech in the final scene of The Great Dictator is a reference to among other things, Chapter 17 of the Gospel according to Luke?       Did you know that Chaplin was also invited to give that speech at the White House in the presence of Franklin D. Roosevelt?       Did you know that in 1931 Chaplin met a famous head of state who had no idea who Charlie Chaplin was? Who was that well-known man? In which European city did they meet? Who arranged the meeting? The answers will be in the next Newsletter. Good luck with your research!