The King of Comedy Visits Shanghai (1922)
- Directed by
- Zhang Shichuan
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Republic of China
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A fictional version of Charlie Chaplin visits Shanghai and gets into comedic situations. The film is a silent slapstick comedy from 1922.
slapsticklightheartedplayfulwhimsicalold-fashionedenergeticnostalgic
What happens
The King of Comedy Visits Shanghai (simplified Chinese: 滑稽大王游沪记; traditional Chinese: 滑稽大王遊滬記; pinyin: Huájī dàwáng yóu hù jì), also known as The King of Comedy Visits China, is a 1922 slapstick comedy directed by Zhang Shichuan for the Mingxing Film Company. Depicting a fictional visit by Charlie Chaplin to Shanghai, the film starred Richard Bell in the titular role and drew from Chaplin's popularity in the Republic of China. Released as a double feature with Labourer's Love, the film screened for four days at the Olympic Theatre but did not find broader distribution. It is a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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