Meyer from Berlin

I don’t think Ernst Lubitsch’s comic sensibilities lent themselves that well towards vaudeville and slapstick. His was a more urbane and witty comedy that wasn’t the best fit with things like physical comedy. His recurring character of Sally Meyer (formerly Pinkus from Shoe Palace Pinkus) was a successful attempt at making a German version of Charlie Chaplin, at least contemporaneously. I don’t think the character aged all that well, but Meyer from Berlin wasn’t exactly a terrible experience...