Charlie Chaplin (A Pyramid illustrated history of the movies)

The Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies is a series of volumes that offers a comprehensive overview and brings a fresh perspective to the influential figures, forms, and styles in the development of motion pictures. Each lavishly illustrated volume has been designed to stimulate the interest of the student for whom film is an art, and to stir the memories of the fan for whom "going to the movies" will always be an exhilarating experience. -- "Charlie" "Charlot" "Carlitos" "The Little Fellow". By any name, the irrepressible Tramp of Charlie Chaplin, with his little mustache, baggy pants, and bowler hat, has been universally loved as a vastly comic, vastly poignant, and eloquent screen figure. Robert F. Moss book joins numerous photographs and a brilliantly original text in a study of Chaplin that spans the silent and sound years and places his career in a new perspective.