Barrymore considered Chaplin a great artist & one of the best actors in Hollywood. He told Alma Whitaker in 1925: “The genius of Chaplin is like an iceberg—you only see what’s above water, but you sense the depths. Humor above the water, tragedy below.” (
Los Angeles Times, June 21, 1925)
Ooh, such a nice a quote from Barrymore about Chaplin. Really perceptive distillation!
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