as one of chaplin's sons, michael chaplin -- this younger chaplin, michael chaplin -- start as a 10-year-old with his father in a film, "the king of new york," noted that his father could be visual in his dollies, but conservatives could find much to dislike in the trap. an antiauthoritarian character, an antiauthority character above all. of course, in chaplin's personal life -- as we discussed a moment ago -- in his film, of course, chaplin -- the 's get out of poverty schemes -- often involve less than honorable pursuits. in his 1920 film "the kid," one of chaplin's schemes to put money in his pocket involves having a youthful accomplice throw rocks at windows, and then, as the residents of these locations are wondering what to do next, chaplin suddenly arrives on the scene with a glass replacement kit on his back ready to take care of the newly broken windows for a very modest fee. post-trip in his 1947 film, chaplin main character romances and kills wealthy women for their riches. but he does so -- chaplin makes clear -- because he had been a successful banker before the depression, he