Caught In A Cabaret / Garçon De Café (1914)

Caught in a Cabaret comes from 1914, Charlie Chaplin's very first year in films, when Mack Sennett's Keystone studio was turning out his comedies almost weekly. It was directed by Mabel Normand, Keystone's biggest star and one of cinema's first women directors, who also plays opposite him. Chaplin is the downtrodden café waiter who passes himself off as the Greek ambassador to win a society girl, until his day job catches up with him.

In France he was simply Charlot, and the French adored him. Himalaya Film handled many of his early comedies there, and this poster comes from that early French release, when Chaplin was on his way to becoming the most famous man in the world. Posters like this were pasted up outside cinemas and on Paris walls, then torn down for the next programme. For one to survive more than a century, with this much colour and charm, is a rare thing indeed. Linen-backed and ready to frame, it is a true museum piece of silent comedy.

• Year: 1914
• Nationality: France
• Condition: Linen-backed
• Type: Original French Grande
• Size: 47 x 63 inches
• Product Code: T7353