Tag Archives: Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum

Chaplin’s San Jose Day Making A Night Out

Posted on July 13, 2017 by John Bengtson

Do you know the way to San Jose? It turns out Charlie Chaplin did. Thanks to the Blu-ray clarity of Charlie’s restored Essanay comedies, and the tenacious research by Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum historian David Kiehn, we now know … Continue reading →

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How Chaplin Filmed The Champion – on Location in Niles

Posted on November 7, 2016 by John Bengtson

The upcoming San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s Day of Silents winter program this December 3 at the Castro Theater offers something for everyone, from Ernst Lubitsch’s 1926 Jazz Age gem So This is Paris, to the Oscar’s first ever Best … Continue reading →

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Chaplin’s The Tramp – ‘New’ Views of One of Cinema’s Most Iconic Scenes

Posted on October 16, 2016 by John Bengtson

Forever known as “the Little Tramp,” Charlie Chaplin filmed his eponymous short film The Tramp for the Essanay company over 100 years ago in Niles, California. When Chaplin arrived at the Bay Area studio early in 1915, the small rural … Continue reading →

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