As we all know, there s never a cop around when you need one. Plucky, resourceful and wise beyond her years, she fends for herself, finding that an increasingly mechanized world does not know what to do with someone like her and therefore relegates her to the flotsam and jetsam that all cities produce. Within its 87 minute running time, Charlie Chaplin the storyteller ruminates on the need for imagination in a desperate world. This is no idle boast. The images here are pristine and sharp.
Black levels are a little soft, sometimes subject to varying degrees of contrast.
Aside from a smattering of speckling and wear, the source is in remarkably good shape. The image is window-boxed on all sides. However, in this instance, the window boxing is a little too cautious, as the black bars are mystifyingly thick. The supplemental materials provide a textual glimpse into Chaplin s creative methods. Other production tidbits include specific script references to camera speed and re-takes.