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 filmography re-issued with soundtracks. "City Lights" (1931) and "Modern Times" (1936) were essentially silent films, although they were made with soundtracks consisting of music and sound effects, with talking sequences in the latter film. Chaplin's last five films were all talking pictures. Aside from "A Countess From Hong Kong", all of Chaplin's films were photographed in 35mm black-and-white. Except where otherwise referenced, the release dates, character names, and annotations presented here are derived from Chaplin's autobiography, Robinson's book, and "The Films of Charlie Chaplin" (1965) by Gerald D. McDonald, Michael Conway, and Mark Ricci. Chaplin appeared in 36 films for Keystone