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Charlie Chaplin demanded 'City Lights' co-star to do 342 retakes of one scene

Charlie Chaplin made 'City Lights' co-star Virginia Cherrill perform one scene for 342 times in the 1931 film, it has been revealed through the behind-the-scenes footage released by film archive the Criterion Collection.

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Cherrill, who was not a professional actress, but a socialite that Chaplin had spotted in the crowd at a boxing match, had to say only two words – u00a0“Flower sir?” –in the silent film, CNN reported.u00a0

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Charlie Chaplin. Pic/AFP

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