When I was young I got this one with another feature on 200 feet of 8MM film. It was a Black Hawk silent which was with A Busy Day. While this is considered the first release to introduce the tramp to movies, it is such a short film that there is very little to look at- it might be 5 minutes long.
As this was Charlie before he was actually writing & producing his own films, there is quite a difference in this Mutual compared with later his later films when he takes control behind the camera as well as in front. This was almost certainly shot in one day at the soap box derby races in California.
History is important and this one is readily available to see as most of Chapins films were preserved. He is one of the earliest stars to have a full film record of is career available so historians can study his career better than most actors and directors.
As this was Charlie before he was actually writing & producing his own films, there is quite a difference in this Mutual compared with later his later films when he takes control behind the camera as well as in front. This was almost certainly shot in one day at the soap box derby races in California.
History is important and this one is readily available to see as most of Chapins films were preserved. He is one of the earliest stars to have a full film record of is career available so historians can study his career better than most actors and directors.