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The Birth of the Tramp (2013)

*** (out of 4)

Peter Hudson narrates this documentary that takes a look at Charles Chaplin's career before his Tramp character and how he became a legend when he created the homeless treasure. Kate Guyonvarch, David Robinson and film historian Kevin Brownlow are on hand to discuss what Chaplin was doing in the early part of his career and how The Tramp was born.

There have been countless documentaries on the life and career of Chaplin so one must keep that in mind when they view this. THE BIRTH OF THE TRAMP isn't nearly as great as something like UNKNOWN CHAPLIN but fans of the comic legend will certainly want to watch this since it gives a lot of detail in the actor's career before The Tramp and certainly before his later day films. It gives a lot of detail to Chaplin's early work and we get to hear about how his popularity rose over time and how he would eventually become a legend.

The documentary is certainly well-made and there's no question that Robinson and Brownlow are among the most knowledgeable people so getting to hear from them is always great.