It predated Chaplin""sCity Lights (1931)by several years with its plot of a meek man in love with a blind woman.They had one child in 1919 who survived for only three days.It was widely theorized that due to the death of Chaplin""s firstborn infant son just ten days before the production began, he actor transferred his fatherly concerns as a surrogate care-giver o his young waif co-star Jackie.Anticipating personal assassinations, he thwarted such efforts and conquered much of the land.Realizing that his ambitions outweighed his life-span, he sought immortality through the supernatural powers of a sorceress/witch:Long ago, a mythic battle between good and evil played out in ancient China.Finally, the star""s first talkie was carefully chosen for her, mostly because it perfectly suited her Swedish accent...the man who goes to the Senate to take Sam Foley""s place can""t ask any questions or talk out of turn.