#8873, aired 2023-05-17 | GREAT BRITS $400: This comic legend of the silent screen spent the last 24 years of his life in Switzerland, where he died in 1977 Charlie Chaplin |
#8, aired 2023-05-12 | CLASSIC MOVIES $1000: In this silent film, Charlie Chaplin is a starving prospector who boiled & ate his own boot, which was actually black licorice The Gold Rush |
#10, aired 2023-01-12 | THE MOVIES $800: "The Gold Rush", "The Kid" & "City Lights" are silent films that this comic legend wrote, directed & starred in (Charlie) Chaplin |
#8708, aired 2022-09-28 | THE ACTOR'S STUDIO $2,000 (Daily Double): Charlie Chaplin banded together with 3 other moviemakers to found this studio in 1919 United Artists |
#8485, aired 2021-10-08 | ACTOR-MOGULS $1000: Said about this studio founded by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford & others: "Lunatics have taken charge of the asylum" United Artists |
#8354, aired 2021-03-11 | CLASSIC BLACK & WHITE FILMS $1600: Charlie Chaplin starred in films like "Modern Times" & this satire of Hitler The Great Dictator |
#8329, aired 2021-02-04 | AUTOBIOGRAPHIES $200: This "Little Tramp" of silent movies kept his title simple--"My Autobiography" Charlie Chaplin |
#8306, aired 2021-01-04 | DECEMBER 21 $600: Dec. 21, 1914 saw the premiere of the first full-length movie comedy, "Tillie's Punctured Romance", featuring him Charlie Chaplin |
#8214, aired 2020-04-30 | NICKNAMES $600: A Keystone Star, The Little Tramp Charlie Chaplin |
#8183, aired 2020-03-18 | CLASSIC SONGS $1200: Smile if you know that "Smile", based on an instrumental theme in the movie "Modern Times", was composed by this star (Charlie) Chaplin |
#8136, aired 2020-01-13 | THEIR PEN WENT SILENT $2000: Charlie Chaplin read this "Sister Carrie" author's poem "The Road I came" at his funeral & served as a pall bearer Dreiser |
#8127, aired 2019-12-31 | IT'S CHARLIE! $1000: Born in England in 1889, he made the comedy short "Making a Living" in 1914 in Los Angeles Charlie Chaplin |
#8085, aired 2019-11-01 | BIG & SMALL SCREEN CLASSICS $1200: Charlie Chaplin faces the perils of technology in this 1936 film that was also the last appearance of "The Tramp" Modern Times |
#8000, aired 2019-05-24 | QUASI-RELATED PAIRS $800: Title for a lord's wife & Charlie Chaplin's classic character Lady and the Tramp |
#7824, aired 2018-09-20 | HOW CHEAP WERE THEY? $600: In 1922, as perhaps the world's biggest movie star, this comic had studio carpenters build his new home Charlie Chaplin |
#7757, aired 2018-05-08 | MEMORABLE MOVIE SCENES $1000: 1925:
In the Yukon, a starving Charlie Chaplin dines on one of his shoes, laces & all The Gold Rush |
#7655, aired 2017-12-15 | HISTORICAL ODD PAIRS $1600: The only time he left India after 1915 was to visit London, where Charlie Chaplin found his loin cloth incongruous Gandhi |
#7587, aired 2017-09-12 | MULTIPLE ROLES, SAME FILM $1,200 (Daily Double): In 1940's "The Great Dictator", this comedian played a Jewish barber & a takeoff of Hitler named Adenoid Hynkel Charlie Chaplin |
#7490, aired 2017-03-17 | MOVIE STUDIOS $800: United Artists was formed in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and this acting sweetheart Mary Pickford |
#7488, aired 2017-03-15 | WALK, THIS WAY $200: To trudge; Charlie Chaplin was "The Little" one tramp |
#7410, aired 2016-11-25 | FRUITY WORDS & PHRASES $800: The spot for the center of attention, or a Charlie Chaplin film the limelight |
#7371, aired 2016-10-03 | THE "TIMES" OF YOUR LIFE $2000: This 1936 Charlie Chaplin film was the last to feature his Little Tramp character Modern Times |
#7362, aired 2016-09-20 | FRIENDS $800: Douglas Fairbanks Sr. was one of the closest friends of this "Little Tramp" (Charlie) Chaplin |
#7162, aired 2015-11-03 | SHOW "TIME" $2000: This Charlie Chaplin satire of the Machine Age is always up to date Modern Times |
#6935, aired 2014-11-07 | 3 "D" $2000: She was married to Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith & Erich Maria Remarque (Paulette) Goddard |
#6925, aired 2014-10-24 | ADJECTIVES $800: It's the 12-letter adjective meaning characteristic of the comedy of the man seen here chaplinesque |
#6870, aired 2014-06-27 | FILMS OF THE 1920s $1600: "The Kid", co-starring Jackie Coogan, was the first feature-length film written & directed by him Charlie Chaplin |
#6827, aired 2014-04-29 | I DIRECTED MY WIFE IN THAT FILM $800: Paulette Goddard
in "The Great Dictator" Charlie Chaplin |
#6798, aired 2014-03-19 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS $2000: At the time of his death, Charlie Chaplin was married to this playwright's daughter, Oona (Eugene) O'Neill |
#6758, aired 2014-01-22 | ACTORS IN BIOPICS $1600: Charlie Chaplin in "Chaplin" Robert Downey Jr. |
#6726, aired 2013-12-09 | NOW THAT'S COMEDY $2000: Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character struggles to live in an industrial society in this 1936 film Modern Times |
#6549, aired 2013-02-21 | DIRECTORS' BIG SCREEN FAREWELLS $2,600 (Daily Double): His second & last talkie, 1931's "The Struggle" (D.W.) Griffith |
#6544, aired 2013-02-14 | GREAT BRITON $200: A tramp abroad, he moved to the U.S. in 1913, left for Europe in the '50s & was back in the U.S. in 1972 for an honorary Oscar (Charlie) Chaplin |
#6530, aired 2013-01-25 | THAT'S A CLOWN QUESTION, BRO $2000: Charlie Chaplin inspired this man born in Strasbourg in 1923 to create his own brand of silent clowning (Marcel) Marceau |
#6529, aired 2013-01-24 | "L" CAN EAT $200: This twisty candy was used to make the shoe Charlie Chaplin ate in "The Gold Rush" licorice |
#6518, aired 2013-01-09 | IN-LAWS $2000: Charlie Chaplin's last father-in-law was this dramatist Eugene O'Neill |
#6485, aired 2012-11-23 | ALLITERATION FOR THE PEOPLE $2000: Magnificent mime,
silent sort,
"Bip" bopped Marcel Marceau |
#6410, aired 2012-06-29 | C.C: ME $400: Within a year of picking up a cane & putting on a derby hat in 1914, he was the biggest star in movies Charlie Chaplin |
#6373, aired 2012-05-09 | THE SILENT MOVIE ERA $1600: Not only did this mustached comic star in 1925's "The Gold Rush", he wrote & directed it too Charlie Chaplin |
#6353, aired 2012-04-11 | ACTOR-DIRECTORS $400: "The Great Dictator"
(1940) Charlie Chaplin |
#6007, aired 2010-10-26 | CHARLIE $1000: One of his last film roles was as the swindling wife murderer in 1947's "Monsieur Verdoux" Chaplin |
#5887, aired 2010-03-30 | THEY LEFT THEIR MARK AT GRAUMAN'S CHINESE $2000: An imprint of the horn-rimmed glasses of this silent film star is next to his footprints Harold Lloyd |
#5880, aired 2010-03-19 | ALLITERATIVE ACTORS $1000: Getting caught in the wheels of a machine makes him go berserk in 1936's "Modern Times" Charlie Chaplin |
#5846, aired 2010-02-01 | FRATERNITIES $800: Founded in 1888, the Loyal Order of this large deer once had Warren G. Harding & Charlie Chaplin as members moose |
#5828, aired 2010-01-06 | BAD TIME CHARLIE $200: Christmas 1977 wasn't very merry for this silent film star who died that day Charlie Chaplin |
#5763, aired 2009-10-07 | MOVIE BIO DOUBLE $1600: Robert Downey Jr. in 1992,
Eddie Izzard in 2001 (Charlie) Chaplin |
#5623, aired 2009-02-04 | EUGENE O'NEILL $800: O'Neill was furious when this 18-year-old daughter of his married 54-year-old Charlie Chaplin Oona O'Neill |
#5545, aired 2008-10-17 | GREAT BRITS $800: He's the actor seen here who in 1975 put down his bowler & picked up a top hat & a knighthood Charlie Chaplin |
#5478, aired 2008-06-04 | CELEBRITY LIVES $200: In titles of biographies, he's referred to as a "Comic Genius", a "Genius of the Cinema" & a "Tramp" (Charlie) Chaplin |
#5394, aired 2008-02-07 | COUPLES $800: On June 16, 1943 when she was just a kid of 18, Oona O'Neill married this star of the 1921 film "The Kid" Charlie Chaplin |
#5373, aired 2008-01-09 | A CHARLIE IN THE BOX $400: He played a tipsy dancer in the 1914 film "Tango Tangles" (Charlie) Chaplin |
#5351, aired 2007-12-10 | WHO STARRED IN IT? $800: Him as Charlie Chaplin in a 1992 biopic Robert Downey Jr. |
#5216, aired 2007-04-23 | CAPITAL CITY BIRTHPLACES $400: Charlie Chaplin, 1889 London |
#5116, aired 2006-12-04 | SMART STUPID ANSWERS $200: He formed United Artists with Griffith, Pickford & Fairbanks & in 1915 lost a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest Charles Chaplin |
#5106, aired 2006-11-20 | ALL MY CHILDREN $1000: This playwright's daughter Oona married Charlie Chaplin when he was 54 & she was only 18! Eugene O'Neill |
#5083, aired 2006-10-18 | THEY HATE L.A. $400: This comedian who moved here in 1913 called L.A. ugly, hot & oppressive; we'd rather he'd stayed silent Charlie Chaplin |
#4951, aired 2006-03-06 | RHYMES WITH RAIN $800: Prop for Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp character cane |
#4821, aired 2005-07-18 | HIRSCHFELD $2000: This 1936 silent classic proves that Luddite disaffection can be played for laughs Modern Times |
#4799, aired 2005-06-16 | HEY, THAT'S "GREAT"! $800: In this classic movie, Charlie Chaplin played dual roles including that of Adenoid Hynkel of Tomania The Great Dictator |
#4772, aired 2005-05-10 | QUASI-RELATED PAIRS $200: A refined woman &
a Charlie Chaplin character Lady & the Tramp |
#4732, aired 2005-03-15 | CHAPLIN $400: Charlie Chaplin said that in creating his Tramp character he added this to make him look older a mustache |
#4577, aired 2004-06-29 | TV SHOWS IN OTHER WORDS $200: "Chaplin's Cherubim" Charlie's Angels |
#4551, aired 2004-05-24 | OSCAR ODDITIES $2000: His 1925 silent "The Gold Rush" was reissued in 1942 with music & sound effects & nominated for Sound Recording Charlie Chaplin |
#4530, aired 2004-04-23 | "OO" WHO? $1000: Charlie Chaplin, that little tramp, married 2 16-year-old actresses as well as Paulette Goddard & her Oona O'Neill |
#4437, aired 2003-12-16 | THE 1920s $200: Charlie Chaplin said, "Motion pictures need" this "as much as Beethoven symphonies need lyrics" sound |
#4358, aired 2003-07-09 | HISTORIC NAMES $800: No, it's not Robert Downey Jr. & Ben Kingsley in this photo, but these two notables meeting in London in 1931 Charlie Chaplin & Mahatma Gandhi |
#4192, aired 2002-11-19 | EVERYONE'S A COMEDIAN $1200: The Little Tramp was one of the classic silent movie characters created by this popular comedic actor Charlie Chaplin |
#4154, aired 2002-09-26 | SHORT ANSWERS $3,000 (Daily Double): Title undies of a San Francisco Film Society program that featured Charlie Chaplin in "The Champion" & "The Knockout" "Boxer Shorts" |
#4056, aired 2002-04-01 | KNIGHTY KNIGHT $1000: In 1975, at age 86, this silent film legend, then living in Switzerland, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth Sir Charlie Chaplin |
#3992, aired 2002-01-01 | FAMOUS MOUSTACHES $400: Sporting a moustache & baggy pants, Milton Berle won a contest as a child for imitating this screen star Charlie Chaplin |
#3926, aired 2001-10-01 | FIRST NAME'S THE SAME $300: Sheen,
Chaplin,
Brown Charlie |
#3883, aired 2001-06-20 | BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES $1000: Charlie Chaplin in the Yukon wears down the shoe leather patrolling with Hong Kong detective Jackie Chan The Gold Rush Hour |
#3815, aired 2001-03-16 | GRAVE MATTERS $300: It was no laughing matter when this silent film legend's body was stolen from a Swiss cemetery in 1978 Charlie Chaplin |
#3671, aired 2000-07-17 | "G" MEN $200: In 1919 this producer/director found United Artists along with Charlie Chaplin & 2 others D.W. Griffith |
#3669, aired 2000-07-13 | MOVIE L.A. $500: Charlie Chaplin's studio later housed this record company founded by Messrs. Alpert & Moss A&M Records |
#3547, aired 2000-01-25 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN $200: A 1915 film named for Charlie's most famous character was called simply this (no "Little") Tramp |
#3547, aired 2000-01-25 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN $400: Chaplin went on stage at age 5 in this type of "hall", the British equivalent of vaudeville music hall |
#3547, aired 2000-01-25 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN $600: Nigel Bruce of Dr. Watson fame played an impresario in this "glowing" 1952 Chaplin film Limelight |
#3547, aired 2000-01-25 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN $800: The last of Chaplin's 4 teenage brides was Oona, this playwright's daughter Eugene O'Neill |
#3547, aired 2000-01-25 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN $1000: Charlie made 35 films in about a year at this Mack Sennett studio Keystone Studios |
#3467, aired 1999-10-05 | SILENT MOVIES $200: In 1942 he revived his silent classic "The Gold Rush" & added a musical score & his own narration Charlie Chaplin |
#3442, aired 1999-07-20 | FUNNY MEN $800: This onetime Vaudevillian & star of "Modern Times" was knighted in 1975 Charlie Chaplin |
#3423, aired 1999-06-23 | CLASSIC MOVIES $500: Charlie Chaplin befriends a millionaire & falls in love with a blind girl in this 1931 film City Lights |
#3418, aired 1999-06-16 | "GREAT" MOVIES $1000: Charlie Chaplin played on the physical resemblance of Hitler & the Little Tramp in this 1940 satire The Great Dictator |
#3397, aired 1999-05-18 | SHOWBIZ TIMELINE $800: In 1914 he created the Little Tramp character in "Kid Auto Races at Venice", his second film Charlie Chaplin |
#3307, aired 1999-01-12 | BLACK & WHITE CLASSICS $200: Stuck in the wilderness in "The Gold Rush", he boils his boot for dinner Charlie Chaplin |
#3210, aired 1998-07-10 | BERLE $100: As a child, Milton Berle put on a mustache & baggy suit to win a contest for imitating this silent comic Charlie Chaplin |
#3176, aired 1998-05-25 | SPENCERS FOR HIRE $100: Spencer was the middle name of this "Little Tramp" Charlie Chaplin |
#3036, aired 1997-11-10 | AT THE KENNEDY CENTER $200: In 1995 Luigi Bonino starred in a ballet about this "Little Tramp" of silent films Charlie Chaplin |
#3008, aired 1997-10-01 | FAMOUS MOUSTACHES $2,500 (Daily Double): These 2 men, born 4 days apart in 1889, sported the similar moustaches seen here: Adolf Hitler & Charlie Chaplin |
#2997, aired 1997-09-16 | "STICK"S & "STONE"S $200: The form of physical comedy associated with Charlie Chaplin, The Keystone Kops & The Three Stooges Slapstick |
#2991, aired 1997-09-08 | SILENT MOVIES $600: In this 1921 Charlie Chaplin - Jackie Coogan film, Coogan's father played 3 roles, including a pickpocket The Kid |
#2985, aired 1997-07-18 | THEATRE $800: Charlie Chaplin's son Sydney earned a Tony nomination for playing Nick Arenstein in this 1964 musical Funny Girl |
#2932, aired 1997-05-06 | COMIC ACTORS $200: He was a star in British Vaudeville before creating the "Little Tramp" onscreen Charlie Chaplin |
#2925, aired 1997-04-25 | SILENT MOVIES $400: This 1925 film set in the Klondike was Charlie Chaplin's first starring vehicle for United Artists The Gold Rush |
#2893, aired 1997-03-12 | MOVIE PRODUCERS $400: He acted opposite Mary Pickford before starting the Keystone Company to produce comedies Mack Sennett |
#2819, aired 1996-11-28 | EUGENE O'NEILL $200: O'Neill disowned his daughter Oona before she married this silent screen comedian at age 18 Charlie Chaplin |
#2775, aired 1996-09-27 | HOLLYWOOD HODGEPODGE $1000: In 1995 this late silent comedian's last surviving wife, Lita Grey, passed away at 87 Charlie Chaplin |
#2762, aired 1996-09-10 | SHE WAS IN THAT? $400: She was an extra in Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" before she starred in "Platinum Blonde" Jean Harlow |
#2575, aired 1995-11-10 | THE MOVIES $800: In a memorable scene from this silent comedy, prospector Charlie Chaplin cooks & eats his shoe The Gold Rush |
#2552, aired 1995-10-10 | SILENT MOVIES $300: His "City Lights" was released in 1931, after talkies had become the norm Charlie Chaplin |
#2528, aired 1995-09-06 | "GREAT" FILMS $400: It was Charlie Chaplin's first film with spoken dialogue The Great Dictator |
#2430, aired 1995-03-10 | OSCAR TRIVIA $1,500 (Daily Double): When he appeared to accept his 1971 honorary Oscar, he'd been out of the country for 20 years Charlie Chaplin |
#2251, aired 1994-05-23 | '50s FILM FACTS $800: His children Michael, Josephine & Geraldine played street urchins in his 1952 film "Limelight" (Charlie) Chaplin |
#2226, aired 1994-04-18 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN FILMS $100: The first time these were awarded, Chaplin got 2 nominations & a special award for "The Circus" Oscars |
#2226, aired 1994-04-18 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN FILMS $200: Marlon Brando & Sophia Loren starred in "A Countess from" this place, Chaplin's last film Hong Kong |
#2226, aired 1994-04-18 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN FILMS $300: This Jackie Coogan movie was the first feature-length film that Chaplin wrote & directed The Kid |
#2226, aired 1994-04-18 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN FILMS $400: This "Stone Face" silent screen comedian appeared in Chaplin's 1952 film "Limelight" Buster Keaton |
#2226, aired 1994-04-18 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN FILMS $500: Chaplin falls in love with a blind flower girl in this 1931 release that some consider his best City Lights |
#2162, aired 1994-01-18 | SILENT MOVIES $400: In 1942 Charlie Chaplin added his spoken narration to this 1925 film set in Alaska The Gold Rush |
#2099, aired 1993-10-21 | SILENT MOVIES $400: Charlie Chaplin for this co-star of "The Kid" performing in vaudeville with his father Jackie Coogan |
#2089, aired 1993-10-07 | FAMOUS NAMES $200: Yes sir! This "Little Tramp" was named a knight by Queen Elizabeth on New Year's Day 1975 Charlie Chaplin |
#1997, aired 1993-04-20 | THEATRE $200: In 1905 young Charlie Chaplin played one of the Baker Street Irregulars in a play about this detective Sherlock Holmes |
#1923, aired 1993-01-06 | MOVIE NOSTALGIA $400: "There's something about working the streets I like. It's the tramp in me", he said in "Limelight" Charlie Chaplin |
#1918, aired 1992-12-30 | FOUNDERS $400: This movie studio was founded in 1919 by Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin & D.W. Griffith United Artists |
#1884, aired 1992-11-12 | SILENT MOVIE DIRECTORS $400: He directed his last film, "A Countess from Hong Kong", in 1967, over 50 years after his first film Charlie Chaplin |
#1869, aired 1992-10-22 | NAMES $1000: Winston Churchill & Charlie Chaplin shared this middle name Spencer |
#1795, aired 1992-05-22 | WIVES $400: In September 1991 this fourth & last wife of Charlie Chaplin died at age 66 Oona O'Neill |
#1752, aired 1992-03-24 | MAGAZINES $200: In July 1925 Charlie Chaplin became the 1st movie star to appear on the cover of this newsmagazine Time |
#1677, aired 1991-12-10 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN $200: This character was introduced in a 1914 short & Chaplin played him for 26 years the Little Tramp |
#1677, aired 1991-12-10 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN $400: Chaplin's first film, "Making a Living", was made for this studio headed by Mack Sennett Keystone |
#1677, aired 1991-12-10 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN $600: This 1921 film co-starring Jackie Coogan was the first feature written & directed by Chaplin The Kid |
#1677, aired 1991-12-10 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN $800: In 1919 Chaplin, Mary Pickford, D.W. Griffith & Douglas Fairbanks founded this film studio United Artists |
#1677, aired 1991-12-10 | CHARLIE CHAPLIN $1000: Chaplin secretly wed this actress at sea in 1936; 6 years later their marriage was on the rocks Paulette Goddard |
#1622, aired 1991-09-24 | FILMS OF THE '40s $200: In 1940 titles Brian Donlevy was "The Great McGinty" & Charlie Chaplin was "The Great" this dictator |
#1616, aired 1991-09-16 | SILENT SCREEN STARS $100: He sold flowers in bar rooms, made toy boats, & gave dancing lessons,
before becoming a "Little Tramp" Charlie Chaplin |
#1605, aired 1991-07-19 | FILMS OF THE '30s $100: 1936's "Modern Times" was the last film in which he appeared as the Little Tramp Charlie Chaplin |
#1523, aired 1991-03-27 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS $400: He hadn't written "Franny & Zooey" yet when Oona O'Neill spurned him for Charlie Chaplin Salinger |
#1489, aired 1991-02-07 | FAMOUS NAMES $400: Oona O'Neill was disinherited by her father, Eugene, when she married this comic Charlie Chaplin |
#1442, aired 1990-12-04 | CRIME & PUNISHMENT $200: In 1978 the stolen body of this film comedian who died in 1977 was found in a Swiss cornfield Charlie Chaplin |
#1438, aired 1990-11-28 | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES $500: It's said she lost the role of Scarlett O'Hara because she was living out of wedlock with Charlie Chaplin Paulette Goddard |
#1218, aired 1989-12-13 | PLAYWRIGHTS $1,500 (Daily Double): He was furious when his 18-year-old daughter Oona married Charlie Chaplin who was 54 Eugene O'Neill |
#1204, aired 1989-11-23 | SILENT MOVIES $200: While others were making talkies, he made one of his silent masterpieces, "City Lights", in 1931 Charlie Chaplin |
#1166, aired 1989-10-02 | FINAL RESTING PLACES $500: David Niven, Richard Burton & Charlie Chaplin all lived & died in this country & were buried there Switzerland |
#1146, aired 1989-09-04 | "C.C." $100: Geraldine was the 1st child of this little tramp's 4th marriage Charlie Chaplin |
#1087, aired 1989-05-02 | RATED "P.G." $500: Hollywood glamour girl who married actors C. Chaplin & B Meredith & Author E.M. Remarque Paulette Goddard |
#1053, aired 1989-03-15 | THE ROYAL FAMILY $100: This silent film "Tramp" directed Lord Mountbatten in a home movie but told him he was no actor Charlie Chaplin |
#955, aired 1988-10-28 | SILENT MOVIES $200 (Daily Double): Many consider this 1925 film Charlie Chaplin's greatest comedy: The Gold Rush |
#932, aired 1988-09-27 | HOLLYWOOD HISTORY $700 (Daily Double): Built in 1918, Charlie Chaplin's movie studio has belonged for over 20 years to the musician heard here:
[Trumpet plays.] Herb Alpert |
#746, aired 1987-11-30 | MOVIE TRIVIA $600: He cast both his son & daughter, Sydney & Geraldine, in his last film "The Countess from Hong Kong" Charlie Chaplin |
#726, aired 1987-11-02 | SELF-DIRECTED $600: "I went into this business for the money, & the art grew out of it," he said, reflecting "Modern Times" Charlie Chaplin |
#656, aired 1987-06-15 | NAME CHANGES $400: Charlie Chaplin married this "Modern Times" co-star, whose real name was Marion Levy Paulette Goddard |
#639, aired 1987-05-21 | FAMOUS FIRSTS $400: Co-starring with Charlie Chaplin at age 6, this kid was 1st child to earn $1 million by his own efforts Jackie Coogan |
#581, aired 1987-03-02 | DIRECTORS $600: He was knighted at Universal Studios shortly before his death in 1980 Alfred Hitchcock |
#492, aired 1986-10-28 | SELF-DIRECTED $600: Charlie Chaplin directed his silent Tramp for the last time in this spoof of automation Modern Times |
#384, aired 1986-02-27 | MOVIES $1000: Actor who said, "All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman, & a pretty girl" Charlie Chaplin |
#334, aired 1985-12-19 | CELEBRITY TRIVIA $600: At age 54, Charlie Chaplin married this 18-year-old daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill Oona O'Neill |
#273, aired 1985-09-25 | MOVIE DIRECTORS $1,000 (Daily Double): He wrote the music for many of his films, including the following
"Smile, though your heart is aching / Smile, even though it’s breaking / When there are clouds in the sky / you’ll get by" Charlie Chaplin |
#178, aired 1985-05-15 | WORLD WAR II $400: Jack Oakie played Benzino Napaloni, ruler of Bacteria, in this Charlie Chaplin film The Great Dictator |
#160, aired 1985-04-19 | MOVIE TRIVIA $500: So that Charlie Chaplin could eat his boot during "The Gold Rush", it was made of this licorice |
#103, aired 1985-01-30 | ACTORS & ROLES $200: "The Little Tramp" Charlie Chaplin |
#83, aired 1985-01-02 | TRIVIA $200: Actor who entered a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest and came in 3rd Charlie Chaplin |