in 1914 charles chaplin came to work for s & a for the handsome salary of $1,200 a week. bruce gates informs me that chaplin preferred this hotel on the main street where he could get some service. david keen of berkeley is writing a book on s & a studios he says bronco billy was a movie pioneer. >> at the heart he was a loner character. he didn't have lots of friends. knew pactly what he wanted on the set and didn't take anything from anybody. >> reporter: charles chaplin was really a shy man who compensated by performing on screen and off. >> he was always trying out his little tricks you know with his hat and his cane for any kind of crowd that was around niles and whether they wanted to see it or not. >> reporter: the 30 minute bronco billy films were successful so anderson didn't try to make a longer film but the movies were about to change. chaplin was ready for the change, in the tramp, he perfected his movie character. gave him the touch that would capture the audiences hearts as well as make them laugh. charlie left s & a for a more lucrative career in los angeles