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Motography, Chicago, Illinois, May 5, 1917

„Until he reaches a sticking point“

Editorial content. „How Charlie Chaplin Works

      Where does Charlie Chaplin get all his ideas? How does

he work them out? These two questions are asked time

and time again. And Charlie has a method all his own in working

out his super-comedies which is characteristic of everything

else connected with the Mutual comedian.

      Charlie starts out with a certain idea – often the merest

germ – and works through haltingly until he reaches

a sticking point. Then a better idea suggests itself and he starts

from his original point and reconstructs the whole

picture.

      The same thing applied to Behind the Screen and The Count, neither of which was started in its ultimate form.“

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