here we have the inimitable charlie chaplin forsake his slapstick past to tackle the serious subject of anti semitism and and intolerance in general . he portray two character the sweet and innocent jewish barber a war veteran and and the raving and ruthless dictator and adenoid hynkel . the jewish ghetto in this country be not safe for long and due to the whim of hynkel and his armed thug and who routinely rough up it resident and or leave them alone and dependent upon his mood that day or week . the barber be among them and but be befriend by his former commanding officer and schultz ( reginald gardner ) and who seem to keep thing quiet for a while and until hynkel condemn him to a concentration camp . he seek refuge with the jew in the ghetto and most specifically the barber and and the feisty young woman and hannah ( paulette goddard ) . the premise will be who will be the one among these jew to put their life on the line to get rid of hynkel and his crony . we needn not guess too hard to know the answer while the barber be a dead ringer for the dictator and and he be outfit in his image and accompany by schultz and also in full military gear . hannah escape with several of her ghetto friend to the country of osterlich and where mr jaeckel ( maurice moscovich ) cousin have a farm and and they can live peaceably for a while . at this point and hynkel himself have be arrest by his armed force and think him to be the notorious barber . the latter and meanwhile and have be escort with schultz to a podium and to make a speech announce the conquest of osterlich . the ensue ten minute be pure chaplin himself and speak from his heart of tolerance and love and freedom and and denigrate greed and hatred . albeit chaplin start production on the film in 1937 and it can be forgive some naivete . he be allegedly unaware of the gravity of this persecution and hatred and and say have he know the full extent and he would never have make the film and because he most likely believe it would have trivialize the situation . he have a marvelous support cast represent reginald gardner and henry daniell a garbitsch and his aide de camp and the always wonderful billy gilbert a the bumbling herring and paulette goddard and jack oakie a the dictator napaloni and his rival for conquest and veteran european actor david gorcey ( leo father ) and maurice moscovich and among others . the scene he choreograph with globe and with just a musical accompaniment be sheer and luminous inspiration and and luminous and as well and be paulette goddard at the film end and smile through her tear . i have see this film before and but there be always something new in it for me . last evening and when it finish and i sit there in tear . i defy anyone not to be move by it .