Halfway through the speech Charlie’s throat gets dry & begins to crack (probably from nerves) and he pauses and asks for water. In his autobiography, Charlie recalled that a glass could not be found, so water was brought to him in an envelope.1
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| Charlie & Mickey Rooney, who also performed, talk to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the inaugural gala which was held the evening before the swearing-in ceremony (which Charlie also attended). |
1 Contemporary newspaper articles (as well as the announcer in the clip) say that master of ceremonies, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., brought Charlie a "glass" of water.
Charlie's jacket looks too big for him. And who's hand is on CC's butt? Is it his own? I can't help it...I notice things!
ReplyDeleteIt can't be his own because his hands are in his pockets and the hand that should be sticking out would be his left. The one near his butt is a right hand.
ReplyDeleteSorry.....I also notice things.
Couldn't it be his right hand? Perhaps only his left hand were in his pocket, and his right were on his butt. You know, Charlie sometimes standing and playing his hand like a child.
DeleteFunny. I was just wondering yesterday if CC had met Mickey Rooney or Judy Garland. I was thinking of the difference in their investment counselors. I was also bowled over yesterday by Judy singing the IRA Gershwin tune The Man That Got Away. Charlie didn't seem to mingle a lot with stars personally outside of special functions if they were contracted to other studios. Cept Paulette.
ReplyDeleteThere's a photo in "My Autobiography" of Judy Garland attending a children's party for Michael at Charlie's house. A few months ago, I posted a photo of Charlie shaking Mickey Rooney's hand at the premiere of the 1942 reissue of "The Gold Rush." I also included a youtube clip where Rooney talks about meeting Chaplin.
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