Douglas Fairbanks sitting on the back of Charles Chaplin, who is walking on all fours
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Title
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Douglas Fairbanks sitting on the back of Charles Chaplin, who is walking on all fours
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Date
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1920
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Description
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A photo of Douglas Fairbanks sitting on the back of Charles Chaplin, who is walking on all fours. Fairbanks is using Chaplin's ties as if a leash.
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Scholarly Significance
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Both were known for their comedies in the 1910's and this shows the sense of humour they both have. A friendship tat would last a long time is shown as being playful and funny.
It shows that Fairbanks did not always take himself so seriously. Perhaps even humbles him and create a familiarity with the US population.
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Fairbanks can be seen to use the smile to reassure others while communicating trustworthiness good intentions about this roleplay with Chaplin. It implies that Fairbanks and Chaplin are not intending to be photographed but appear to have been caught while messing around it insinuates a social connectors with the audience of the normality of stars. A child centre to them.
Does this playing with Chaplin however insinuate homosexuality between the two? Probably due to the famous marriage and affair with Mary that has occurred with Fairbanks.
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Rights
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Charlie Chaplin Archive
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Identifier
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ECCI00027195, X020
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Cataloguer
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Alex Bartholomew
