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Charlie Chaplin's "The Bond"
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Charlie Chaplin's 64th Film Released Sept. 29 1918 The Bond was a propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee for theatrical release to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. Made in 1918 with Edna Purviance, Albert Austin and Sydney Chaplin, the film has a distinctive visual motif set in a simple plain black set with starkly lit simple props and arrangements. The story is a series of sketches humorously illustrating various bonds like the bond of friendship and of marriage and, most important, the Liberty Bond, to K.O. the Kaiser which Charlie does literally. There was also a British version with Uncle Sam replaced by John Bull and promotes War Bonds. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0008907/ Charlie Chaplin In The Internet Archive http://www.archive.org/details/CC_1914_02_02_MakingALiving http://www.archive.org/details/CC_1914_02_07_KidsAutoRaceAtVenice http://www.archive.org/details/CC_1914_02_09_MabelsStrangePredicament http://www.archive.org/details/CC_1914_02_28_BetweenShowers http://www.archive.org/details/CC_1914_03_02_FilmJohnny http://www.archive.org/details/CC_1914_03_16_HisFavoritePasttime http://www.archive.org/deta…
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Charlie Chaplin; Silents