ABSTRACT

The essay presents the latest research results on Charles Chaplin’s wartime comedy Shoulder Arms (1918). It provides background information on the production of the film, describes the different camera negatives produced in 1918, and traces their uses for different releases. There were four different negatives (A, B, C, and D) and six official releases (First National domestic first release 1918–1923, international first release beginning in 1918, Pathé domestic re-release 1925–1930, Pathé international re-release 1925–1930, U.S. Army release beginning in 1944, and Revue domestic and international releases beginning in 1959). Five historical film prints/versions have been located in archives and collections so far. A table summarizes the research results and presents frame enlargements of recently discovered film prints. The images allow the attribution of individual prints/elements to one of the four original negatives. Thus, the article lays a foundation for the international research project Mapping Archival Holdings of Charlie Chaplin’s Shoulder Arms (MASh), which was launched in spring 2021.

摘要

这篇文章介绍了查尔斯卓别林的战时喜剧《肩臂》（1918）的最新研究成果。它提供了电影制作的背景信息，描述了 1918 年制作的不同相机底片，并追踪了它们在不同版本中的用途。有四种不同的底片（A、B、C 和 D）和六种正式版本（1918-1923 年国内首次发行，1918 年开始国际首次发行，1925-1930 年百代国内重新发行，百代国际重新发行1925–1930 年，美国陆军于 1944 年开始发行，Revue1959 年开始的国内和国际发行）。迄今为止，已有五部历史电影拷贝/版本被保存在档案和收藏中。一张表格总结了研究结果，并展示了最近发现的胶片照片的帧放大。这些图像允许将单个印刷品/元素归因于四个原始底片之一。因此，本文为2021 年春季启动的查理·卓别林肩臂 (MASh)国际研究项目映射档案馆藏奠定了基础。