The King of Comedy Visits Shanghai (1922)
- Directed by
- Zhang Shichuan
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Republic of China
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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