Chaplin
Bowler and cane
Chaplin is a surname, most famously associated with Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), the British actor and filmmaker who created the Little Tramp character—bowler hat, cane, toothbrush mustache, shuffling walk.
His silent film work made him one of cinema's most recognizable figures.
Something described as Chaplinesque evokes his distinctive physical comedy style.
Exaggerated physical humor
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- timingArt of choosing moments
- pathosPity-evoking quality
satire · parody · wit · absurdity · improvisation · deadpan · tragicomedy · irony
Drama through gesture alone
- intertitleSilent film text
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- KeystonePennsylvania's informal name
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
Pin-toppling player
underdog · vagrant · hobo · outsider · resilience · everyman · poverty · dignity
Pictorial screen symbol
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- timelessUnaffected by eras
classic · knighthood · exile · Oscars · AFI · centennial · retrospective · restoration
One who leads
- composerCreator of musical works
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- producerOne who makes things
- perfectionistOne demanding flawlessness
score · orchestration · filmmaker · editing · cinematography · studio · visionary · meticulous
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
pathos · satire · parody · wit · absurdity · improvisation · deadpan · tragicomedy · irony · burlesque
pantomime
Drama through gesture alone
- intertitleSilent film text
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- KeystonePennsylvania's informal name
expression · gesture · flicker · nickelodeon
bowler
Pin-toppling player
pathos · underdog · vagrant · hobo · outsider · resilience · everyman · poverty · dignity · tenderness
icon
Pictorial screen symbol
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- influentialHaving considerable effect
timeless · classic · knighthood · exile · Oscars · AFI · centennial · retrospective · restoration · memorabilia
director
One who leads
- composerCreator of musical works
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- producerOne who makes things
perfectionist · score · orchestration · filmmaker · editing · cinematography · studio · visionary · meticulous
Limelight
Public prominence or attention
- Silent Filmsilent films, silent era, silent comedy, Buster Keaton, intertitle
- 20th Century IconsEinstein, Churchill, Gandhi, Hitler, FDR
- biopicsbiopic, biopics, Lincoln, Gandhi, biographical drama
- British IconsShakespeare, Churchill, Darwin, Newton, Queen Elizabeth
- Celebrity NamesAffleck, Anderson, Aniston, Blanchett, Brando
- TriStar FilmsTerminator 2, Jerry Maguire, Sleepless in Seattle, The Fisher King, Rudy
ChaplinBuster Keaton
Keaton · deadpan comedy · acrobatic stunts · mechanical precision
ChaplinBob Hope
Long-lived American comedian
John Wayne · Ronald Reagan · Walt Disney · Bing Crosby · Cecil B. DeMille
- Charlie Chaplin
- military chaplainArmed forces clergy member
- hospital chaplainFaith leader serving patients
- prison chaplainClergy for incarcerated people
- army chaplainMilitary unit's religious leader
- combat chaplainArmed forces religious leader