xii, 297 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Filmography: pages [261]-279.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-257) and index.
Contents
The bitter boyhood -- Supple Karno -- America -- Keystone -- Essanay -- Mutual -- First National -- The Kid -- The gregarious loner -- A Woman of Paris -- Lita -- The Gold Rush -- Carry on -- The Circus -- City Lights -- Interlude -- Modern Times -- The Great Dictator -- Joan Barry -- Monsieur Verdoux -- Limelight, and exile -- Final films.