The Tramp

The Tramp was Charlie Chaplin's most memorable on-screen character.

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The Tramp was a bumbling but good-hearted character who is most famous as a vagrant who endeavoured to behave with the manners and dignity of a gentlemen despite his actual social status. However, while he was ready to take what paying work that is available; he also used his cunning to get what he needed to survive and escape the authority figures who would not tolerate it.

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The tramp debuted during the silent film era in the Keystone comedy Kid Auto Races at Venice (released on February 7, 1914). Chaplin continued using this character well into the sound era. Although Chaplin officially retired this character in the film Modern Times (released February 5, 1936), he used a similar looking character in The Great Dictator (released October 15, 1940).

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