Modern Times was announced by Chaplin as "a satire on certain phases of our industrial life." Featuring the Tramp and Goddard as endurers of the Great Depression, it took ten and a half months to film. Chaplin prepared to use spoken dialogue, but upon rehearsal changed his mind. Like its predecessor, Modern Times employed sound effects but almost no speaking. Chaplin's performance of a gibberish song did, however, give the Tramp a voice for the only time on film.After recording the music, Chaplin released Modern Times in February 1936.[Charles J. Maland notes that it was his first feature in 15 years to adopt political references and social realism.[The film received considerable press coverage for this reason, although Chaplin tried to downplay the issue.It earned less at the box office than his previous features and received mixed reviews; some viewers were displeased with Chaplin's politicising.Today, the film is seen by the British Film Institute as one of Chaplin's "great features,"while David Robinson says it shows the star at "his unrivalled peak as a creator of visual comedy."
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Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was a British comic actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the silent era. Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his screen persona "the Tramp" and is considered one of the most important figures of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years, from a child in the Victorian era to close to his death at the age of 88, and encompassed both adulation and controversy.
Some stills from Modern Times
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