JC: Readers may recall that some time ago JR wrote about the first chapter of Glen David Gold’s forthcoming novel Sunnyside, and had a short interview with Gold. I’ve been entranced by the book for the last couple of days and, as a result, have been thinking a lot about Chaplin. Did you know that the California blood test evidence rules were changed in part because of the injustice done when CC was railroaded in his ex-lover’s paternity suit? And that the Mann Act, under which he was prosecuted, was later used against the man thought to be the inspiration for Humbert Humbert?
Of course all that comes much later than Gold’s story. What he discovers is a younger Chaplin, and every scene with CC just crackles with life. In the early parts of the book, he works on his new film A Dog’s Life, so, in anticipation of so many reading the book, I thought I would add the clip to the blog.
I’ll do a proper review of Sunnyside later, but for now enjoy this, even those of you who prefer Buster Keaton to Charlie.
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