Charlie Chaplin has never looked better than he does in ``The Chaplin Mutuals: Remastered,'' Kino on Video's digitally remastered collection of 12 of his legendary shorts (packaged on three cassettes, $20 each).
The 26-year-old Chaplin was the biggest star in movies when he left Essanay Studios in 1916 and signed with the Mutual Film Corp. for an unprecedented salary of $10,000 a week, after an initial bonus of $150,000. Mutual also insured Chaplin's life for $250,000.
In his statement to the media about his healthy contract, Chaplin said: ``A great many people are inclined to make wide eyes at what is called my salary. Honestly, it is a matter I do not spend …
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