tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783904189594509751.post3909963169852497685..comments2024-03-03T12:35:35.908-05:00Comments on Discovering Chaplin: "A genius if ever there was one."Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/03901725568425114430noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783904189594509751.post-4913347823957531582017-05-06T09:39:25.915-04:002017-05-06T09:39:25.915-04:00It's possible. I'm not exactly sure when t...It's possible. I'm not exactly sure when the Baroness arrived in CA but she describes in detail attending the funeral of Valentino on Sept 7th, as well as the wedding of King Vidor and Eleanor Boardman around the same time. Chaplin filmed the cafe scenes between Oct 7-14. It's entirely possible she was still in CA at that time. I wouldn't be surprised if Charlie and Lita were still entertaining people and going to parties "for appearances' sake" up until Lita left at the end of Nov.Jessica https://www.blogger.com/profile/03901725568425114430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783904189594509751.post-47693694732380144122017-05-06T00:59:32.193-04:002017-05-06T00:59:32.193-04:00I'm not so sure. The window of opportunity see...I'm not so sure. The window of opportunity seems rather small to me. The Baroness is very clear that "Chaplin, with his wife, Lita Grey, gave me a fabulous dinner party" and that Lita was in attendance at the Marion Davies dinner. The fire was on Sept. 28, 1926, and Lita and the boys moved out on Nov. 30. The studio temporarily shut down on Dec 5 and work on The Circus didn't resume there until Sept 6, 1927. For at least some of that interim time CC was in New York exploring the possibility of finishing up production of The Circus at Cosmopolitan, the studio that Hearst owned and used for Marion's historical wardrobe dramas. I guess it is possible the photo was taken after the fire but it seems much more likely to me that it was prior.<br /><br />DTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783904189594509751.post-87793489304626727262017-05-04T13:56:29.165-04:002017-05-04T13:56:29.165-04:00Yes, that's what I'm thinking.Yes, that's what I'm thinking. Jessica https://www.blogger.com/profile/03901725568425114430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783904189594509751.post-57881879689452780262017-05-03T12:43:46.597-04:002017-05-03T12:43:46.597-04:00Very interesting! This was after the studio fire? ...Very interesting! This was after the studio fire? Chas seems to be dress like in that deleted restaurant sequence.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651853838314562804noreply@blogger.com