"man for all seasonings" > wrote in message
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> what did chaplin really eat in 'gold rush'?

Chaplin used a prop shoe made out of liquorice candy; these days some sort
of gelatine or fruit leather would be used. The shoe nails were made from
hard candy. Reportedly Chaplin (and Mack Swain) had to eat so many of the
fake shoes during retakes that they did become sick.


Eric Stott