Chaplin Page #5

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old green tie on.

I wouldn't give you tuppence

for your old watch chain, old iron.

This is Minnie.

Nice to meet you.

Give us a hand, Chas, come on.

Why did you pick him?

- He's not so bad.

Our Syd's all right.

I don't know, Chas.

I don't see anybody staring at you.

Nice flivver. How long you had it?

- A couple of weeks.

When do I meet Mr. Sennett?

Got something to show you first.

Look!

New Chaplin Film

I don't believe it!

It's all happened so quick, Chas.

Last year, you were in vaudeville.

I'm top of the bill.

I still don't see anyone staring at you.

I don't look like me.

What news?

Mum? Oh, Mum is fine.

Well, not fine

but there are lots of good days.

Well, not lots. But some.

And Hetty. Does she know?

The whole world knows about you.

She gave me this for you.

Fancy Hetty writing.

Look at this.

She got married.

I know.

I'm not surprised.

I wish her lots of happiness.

Well, not lots. But some.

Chin up, kid.

See, I was right. He is the

most famous man in the world.

Value for money is what we want, sir.

Charlie, take this guy back

to the asylum.

Syd's my manager. He left his

acting career to handle me.

Woe is me!

The theatre will never be the same.

What career? A thousand a week

is more than I get.

Charlie's name is bigger

if you'll pardon me for saying so.

Charlie, I've been so rotten to you!

I don't know if you can forgive me.

I forced you to leave Butte, Montana.

I made you accept

a hundred and fifty per week.

I stuffed directing down

your throat, too.

Tell me how Uncle Mack can

make it up to you!

I want to run my own show.

I want control.

Dream on, kid. I know this business.

You're not that big.

First time I've seen you miss.

But, Charlie, Mack Sennett

was the king of comedy.

He gave you your start. How could

you walk out and leave him?

The reasons are clearly intellectual.

Money.

So you joined up with

Bronco Billy Anderson...

...a puffed-up cowboy star?

Not the high point of my career.

But I wanted my own studio.

I was putting money aside

to build one.

Excuse me.

Do you always eat alone?

Only when I'm trying to meet someone.

Actually, I'm waiting for my girlfriend.

I'm a motion picture director.

I'm forming a new company

with Bronco Billy over there.

And you need a new leading lady.

Lucky me.

You must be an actress, miss...

Purviance. Sorry. Just a secretary.

I'm auditioning actresses

who aren't actresses.

Well, if you need an untalented

actress who isn't an actress...

...you couldn't do better than me.

Worse than me.

Don't you want to know who I am?

I have no interest in who you are.

Mr. Chaplin.

Cut.

Not great.

We'll do another.

If I eat one more bean

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