Parody Yes, Nanette" (1925). In 1940 Charlie Chaplin created a satirical comedy about Adolf Hitler with the film "The Great Dictator", following the first-ever Hollywood parody of the Nazis, the Three Stooges' short subject "You Nazty Spy!". About 20 years later Mel Brooks started his career with a Hitler parody as well. After "The Producers" (1968), Brooks became one of the most famous film parodists and did spoofs on any kind of film genre. "Blazing Saddles" (1974) is a parody of western films, "Young Frankenstein" (1974) is a Frankenstein spoof, "Spaceballs" (1987) is a "Star Wars" spoof, and "Robin Hood Men
Charlie Chaplin a leading lady – Edna Purviance, whom Chaplin met in a cafe and hired on account of her beauty. She went on to appear in 35 films with Chaplin over eight years; the pair also formed a romantic relationship that lasted into 1917. Chaplin asserted a high level of control over his pictures and started to put more time and care into each film. There was a month-long interval between the release of his second production, "A Night Out", and his third, "The Champion". The final seven of Chaplin's 14 Essanay films were all produced at this slower pace. Chaplin