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* Given Chaplin's slowness to give up silent moviemaking, there is a certain irony (probably intended) in the fact that the first time his voice was heard in film was in the course of him singing in gibberish, and using his body to convey meaning. It was in a sense his farewell to the dying art form.

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* Given Chaplin's slowness to give up silent moviemaking, there is a certain irony (probably intended) in the fact that the first time his voice was heard in film[[note]]Modern prints of ''Film/TheCircus'' (1928) include a song by him during the opening credits, but this was inserted into the film much later.[[/note]] was in the course of him singing in gibberish, and using his body to convey meaning. It was in a sense his farewell to the dying art form.
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* A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment at the desk of the Tramp`s boss shows that he actually is reading a ''Sunday'' paper (the giveaway is a classical Sunday comics page at the back of the paper). That`s right: he has his staff working regular shifts on a Sunday.

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* A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment at the desk of the Tramp`s boss shows that he actually is reading a ''Sunday'' paper (the giveaway is a classical Sunday comics page at the back of the paper). That`s right: he has his staff working regular shifts on a Sunday.Sunday.
* Given Chaplin's slowness to give up silent moviemaking, there is a certain irony (probably intended) in the fact that the first time his voice was heard in film was in the course of him singing in gibberish, and using his body to convey meaning. It was in a sense his farewell to the dying art form.
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* A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment at the desk of the Tramp`s boss shows that he actually is reading a ''Sunday'' paper (the giveaway is a classical Sunday comics page at the back of the paper). That`s right: he has his staff working regular shifts on a Sunday.

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