26Tramp Character
Charlie Chaplin was born 4 days before Hitler and his character, Tramp, has the same mustache as him. This and being named a Jew and placed on a hitlist by Nazis inspired his film, The Great Dictator, where in the last speech he is actually talking to the audience as himself, not a character.
27. Charlie Chaplin made his first sound film in 1940, which was 13 years after the emergence of talkies. His silent films at this time were still very popular.
28. Charlie Chaplin first came to America because he thought he was inheriting money. It was actually for a meeting with producers, which started his film career.
29. Charlie Chaplin made the Hitler mocking film, "The Great Dictator", in 1940 using his own money because none of the Hollywood studios were comfortable irking the Germans as they had financial relations with them. The film is said to be one of the greatest works of Charlie Chaplin.
30. Charlie Chaplin's first speaking role was the last 5 minutes of The Great Dictator, a parody film about Hitler. It was banned in Germany and its supporting countries during World War 2.
