Charlie Chaplin developed his own manner of acting, the one that was to become world-famous. He wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air he walked. During his first year, Chaplin acted in 35 films, many of he wrote and directed himself. Chaplin’s earliest films were (silence), because the equipment for adding sound to films had not yet been developed.
The (develop) of films with sound became a problem for Chaplin, as he was uncertain about (make) films with dialogue. Instead, he continued to make films without dialogue, but he added music. Chaplin’s later films, _ , were not well received. He made only six films 1940 and 1966 and only first of these is still popular today. Before he died in 1977, he _ (honour) in a number of ways for contributions to the film industry.