Charlie in Jail (Ch 2): Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin

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Modern Times: Charlie in Jail (Chapter 2) 1936, by the wonderful couple of Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard. Unquestionably a prophetic film, ahead of its time. Pioneer in the use of sound techniques and an unmatched masterpiece of comedy. "Modern Times is a 1936 American part-talkie social comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin in which his iconic Little Tramp character, his last performance as the character, struggles to survive in the modern, industrialized world. The movie stars Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford and Chester Conklin. Modern Times has won many awards and honors. It was one of the first 25 films selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2003, it was screened "out of competition" at the Cannes Film Festival." Wikipedia / This work is in the public domain in the United States.

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