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Word: lam (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Voilà! Each of Charlie's intentions is given a variety of interpretations, like a sunbeam hitting a prism. A pickpocket on the lam deposits a stolen watch in the tramp's trousers. Charlie looks at the watch-which the original victim spots as his own. A policeman gives chase-and corners Charlie in a hall of mirrors, where an infinity of cops vainly pursues an equal number of tramps. Disappearing into a tent, Chaplin seeks cover during an act. A top-hatted prestidigitator covers a girl with a cloth, walks to a large wardrobe, opens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Quixote with a Bowler | 1/5/1970 | See Source »

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