In September 1921, when Chaplin returned to London from the United States after becoming world famous, he was mobbed by well-wishers and asked questions by the press, the first one being: “Are you a Bolshevik?”
“An artist”, says Chaplin.
“Why do you want to visit Russia?”
“Because I am interested in any new idea”, he replies.
“What do you think of Lenin?”
“I think him a very remarkable man”, says Chaplin.
“Why?”
“Because he is expressing a new idea.”[ 24]
In the same year, when Chaplin was working on The Kid (1921), one of his finest films, he met with the actor Buster Keaton. According to Keaton, Charlie talked “about something called communism which he just heard about…” “Communism”, explained Chaplin, “was going to change everything, abolish poverty.” He then banged on the table and said: “What I want is that every child should have enough to eat, shoes on his feet and a roof over his head.”[
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