Rollie Totheroh, a cinematographer of remarkable distinction, had the extraordinary fortune of forming a professional partnership with the iconic filmmaker Charles Chaplin that spanned an astonishingly lengthy period of over three decades.
This extraordinary and enduring creative collaboration, marked by a profound synergy and mutual respect, commenced with the inception of Charlie Chaplin's earliest short films in the year 1915, and subsequently persisted, unbroken and unwavering, throughout the entirety of his illustrious career, culminating with the completion of the cinematic masterpiece, Monsieur Verdoux, in the year 1947.
Throughout the duration of his illustrious career, Totheroh had the remarkable privilege of collaborating on some of the most influential and timeless cinematic achievements of the incomparable Charlie Chaplin, a body of work that includes, but is not limited to, the deeply moving and emotionally resonant drama "The Kid", the sidesplitting and enduring comedy classic "The Gold Rush", the visually breathtaking and artistically innovative "City Lights", the pioneering and subversive satire "Modern Times", and the thought-provoking and historically significant drama "The Great Dictator".
Totheroh's professional partnership with the renowned filmmaker Charlie Chaplin was a notable and enduring aspect of his career, boasting a duration that eclipsed that of his collaborations with any other individual, with the exception of his own brother, Syd Chaplin, who also had a long-standing working relationship with Chaplin.
