'Time Traveler' spied in 1928 Chaplin film?

[nebula]

'Time Traveler' Spied in 1928 Chaplin Film

By Peter Farquhar

Published October 27, 2010

News Corp Australian Papers

A documentary filmmaker has found an out of place scene in documentary footage released with a Charlie Chaplin movie. The scene shows a large woman dressed in black with a hat hiding most of her face, with what can he describes as a mobile phone, talking as she walks alone.

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1 note: The filmmaker clarified that so far this is the only explanation he can think of, but he's looking for someone to figure out a better explanation.

The footage is played several times, and also close up. The way she's holding her hand and moving her mouth, it really does look exactly like someone talking on a cell phone.

There's also uncertainty about the person actually being a woman (nose and chin shape, size of ankles/feet).

Any ideas?

[Matthitjah]

It's a shoe phone.

[ladypeartree]

well if he/she is from the future then phones are suddenly going to get MUCH bigger again .... maybe I wont lose mine so often then

[traveller]

Well - to whom would she be talking? There were no cell towers then, no wireless technology.

I say she either has nothing in her hand, and is holding it that way like a tic, habit kind of thing, or is holding something that has nothing to do with communications. She's just talking to herself.

Or maybe a shoephone like Dave said.

[nebula]

That's a part of what makes it so weird.

What existed back then that was small and rectangular (notice the shape of the hand) that someone would have held to the face like that? And why were the lips moving as if talking?

[Guest man]

That's a part of what makes it so weird.

What existed back then that was small and rectangular (notice the shape of the hand) that someone would have held to the face like that? And why were the lips moving as if talking?

Scratch the side of your face and notice the shape of your hand.

And if you look real close, you'll notice her hand starting to open just as the picture is fading out.

Her lips are moving because she's probably talking to herself......I know mine do.

[nebula]

Scratch the side of your face and notice the shape of your hand.

And if you look real close, you'll notice her hand starting to open just as the picture is fading out.

Her lips are moving because she's probably talking to herself......I know mine do.

The filmmaker gave his contact info - would you like to write him your suggestion?

[refugepsa91]

First thing I thought was that she was adjusting her hat, or repositioning the hair pins holding her hat on her head.

I'll have to go back and watch it closer.................

[Guest man]

Scratch the side of your face and notice the shape of your hand.

And if you look real close, you'll notice her hand starting to open just as the picture is fading out.

Her lips are moving because she's probably talking to herself......I know mine do.

The filmmaker gave his contact info - would you like to write him your suggestion?

I can't be the only one who noticed that. I watched that video once and saw it, he's watched it many times and is still convinced she's talking into some device.

Write him......see what he says.

[Isaiah 6:8]

When I was a kid I saw a person doing that type of thing. A homeless/street person talking to themselves high on heavens knows what! holding there hand very similarly.