Man with a Movie Column: Charlie Chaplin’s first ‘talkie’ is still relevant - Fairborn Daily Herald

Man with a Movie Column: Charlie Chaplin’s first ‘talkie’ is still relevant - Fairborn Daily Herald

Though most people are at least familiar with Charlie Chaplin’s famous “the tramp” character — the tuxedoed, mustache and bowler cap adorned character made famous in classic silent era films like “Modern Times,” “City Lights,” and “The Kid” — few are aware that one of his best on-screen moments was in a speech delivered in his 1940 film “The Great Dictator.” Chaplin, a famous Silent Era actor, created his first “talkie”–an early name given for f…