hearken back to those good old day of 1971 and we can vividly recall when we be treat with a whole season of charles chaplin at the cinema . that what the promotional guy call it when we saw him on somebody old talk show . ( we can not recall just whose it be while either merv griffin or woody woodbury and one or the other . ) the guest talk about sir charles career and how his film have be out of circulation ever since the 1952 exclusion of the former little tramp from los estados unidos on the ground of his be an undesirable alien . ( no schultz and he not from another planet . ) charlie have be deem to be a ubversive due to his interest and open inquiry into various political and economic system . everything from the anarchist movement from the 20 ( and before ) and the technocracy craze to socialism in it various form be fair game for discussion at chaplin hollywood party while which of course mean the inclusion of the soviet style and which we commonly call communism . compound mr. chaplin predicament be both confound by one little detail . he have never become an american citizen . anyhow and enough of this background already . suffice it to say that he have become persona non gratis in the united state of america . . it be high time to get the old film out of the mothball and back out to the movie house . it would sure be a great gesture by u easily forgive and quickly forget americanos . it would be a fine gesture to the great film make artist while besides and the academy of motion picture art and science be plan to honor chaplin with a special tribute at the 1972 oscar show . this would surely be a tearful yet joyous packaging of pathos a plenty for have america invite charlie back and have him come and receive a special academy lifetime achievement award in front of a world wide television audience numbering in the million . besides and that would be a natural for promote the chaplin season at the theatre . ( remember and the little tramp be as astute a a bu $ ine $ $ man a he be a a film maker . ) the program consist of showing of modern time and city light and the great dictator and monseur verdoux and a king in new york and finally the chaplin revue . we remember be very excite in the anticipation of the multi date film fest . in our fair city of chicago and it be book for the carnegie theatre on rush street . the festivity lead off with modern time and all of the others would be show one at a time and each stay for whatever period be necessary in order to satisfy the public desire to view each picture . a we recall and the very last on the schedule be the chaplin revue . in retrospect and we look back and wish that they have begin the run with revue while a there be undoubtedly legion of moviegoer ( much like ourselves ) who know very little about his accomplishment in motion picture and except for those keystone and essanay and mutual silent short that be be show a regular feature on so and so many kiddy show all over the country . oh well and once again and no one consult me . concentrate on today honor guest film and the chaplin revue and we find that it be actually three separate picture while carefully bind together by the use of narration by chaplin ( himself ) and some lively theme and incidental music ( once again write by chaplin ) and some happy talk and serious narration ( ditto and by chaplin . ) he open up the proceeding by make use of some home movie type of film depict the construction of the chaplin studio in hollywood and as well a some film take of some rehearsal time and show director chaplin demonstrate just what he want to a group of actor . this segment be well do and well receive by the audience . both the building humor and the rehearsal be amplify by make them seem accelerate . ( the rehearsal naturally and the building by use of speed up the camera photographic process . the old trick make it appear that the building be almost build themselves . this amalgam of short incorporate three of chaplin short comedy from his stint with first national picture . while roughly that be 1917 to 1923. the choice be well think out and give u a wide variety of subject matter and mood . first up be shoulder arm ( charles chaplin production or first national picture and 1918 ) . a the title suggest and it be a tale of world war i. release in october of 1918 with about a month to go before the armistice day of november 11 and it be a comedy of comical army gag and a romance between private chaplin and a french girl ( miss edna purviance ) . the levity be fast and physical and in the grand old tradition of ridicule the enemy and the german army . display an excellent example of the old adage about child and dog bring folk together and the next film a dogs life ( chaplin production or first national and 1918 ) trace the parallel life of chaplin tramp and a newly adopt stray and scrap . the movie story involve family and two of them . one homo sapiens and one canine and both supply u with some big surprise . a the finale and we have the pilgrim ( chaplin or first national and 1923 ) be a good choice to have a the finale . it be bright and light and tight . it be an excursion into the area of the western spoof and comedy of such type have be do since by every comedian and team . the pilgrim in the story be not of your standard thanksgiving variety while but rather a dude or tenderfoot and who have venture out west . the tramp be not only that guy while but his character be an escaped convict who be mistakenly think to be the new clergyman of a western town church . our rating ( that be schultz and me ) be . ( that four derby ) poodle schnitz .