| He then had sets constructed and worked with his stock company to improvise gags and "business" using them, almost always working the ideas out on film | The concept of mixing pathos with slapstick was learnt from Karno, who also used elements of absurdity that became familiar in Chaplin's gags |
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| He considered the musical accompaniment of a film to be important, and from A Woman of Paris onwards he took an increasing interest in this area | " The Nazi Party believed that he was Jewish and banned The Gold Rush on this basis |
In it, Chaplin demonstrated his increasing concern with story construction and his treatment of the Tramp as "a sort of ".
26| He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, , and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry | Chaplin adopted the character as his screen persona and attempted to make suggestions for the films he appeared in |
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| Journal of the University Film Association | Later in life, Chaplin referred to his Mutual years as the happiest period of his career |
A Chaplin impersonator and his audience in , Spain, in 1919 Chaplin also strongly influenced the work of later comedians.
7| A Countess from Hong Kong premiered in January 1967, to unfavourable reviews, and was a box-office failure | The Tramp resorts to eating his boot in 1925 |
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| In November 1914, he had a supporting role in the first comedy film, , directed by Sennett and starring , which was a commercial success and increased his popularity | According to film historian , "although he relied upon associates to arrange varied and complex instrumentation, the musical imperative is his, and not a note in a Chaplin musical score was placed there without his assent |
" Ultimately work on the film resumed, and following its September 1921 release, Chaplin chose to return to England for the first time in almost a decade.
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