August 15 - Dr. Charles Maland Pellissippi State; 10:30 - 12:30; "Charlie Chaplin and the Making of a Classic: CITY LIGHTS;" U.T. Professor Charles Maland
U.T. Professor Charles (Chuck) Maland, Head of the English Department, teaches cinema studies and other aspects of American cultural and intellectual history.
A leading expert on Charlie Chaplin, his most recent book is CITY LIGHTS, one of the British Film Institute's Film Classics series. CITY LIGHTS (1931) and MODERN TIMES (1936) are often considered to be Chaplin's finest works.
CITY LIGHTS: Produced by Charlie Chaplin (uncredited) Written by Charlie Chaplin, Starring Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Music by Charles Chaplin, Cinematography Rollie Totheroh, Gordon Pollock, Mark Marklatt (uncredited), Editing by Charlie Chaplin (uncredited)
Distributed by United Artists, Release date(s) January 30, 1931 (US)
Running time 87 minutes
Budget $1,500,000 (est.)
Posted by pking Aug. 13, 2010
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