Although Chaplin remained politically active in the years following the failure of Monsieur Verdoux, his next film, about a forgotten vaudeville comedian and a young ballerina in Edwardian London, was devoid of political themes.
Meskipun Chaplin masih aktif berpolitik setelah kegagalan Monsieur Verdoux, film berikutnya, tentang seorang komedian vaudeville yang terlupakan dan seorang ballerina muda di London Edwardian, menghindari tema politik.