Charlie Chaplin with two of his daughters, Josephine and Victoria (left). Chaplin was in Cannes to talk to the press about his latest film, "A King in New York", due to be premiered in London. When asked why he was wearing white gloves, he said it wasn't coquetry, but a slight case of eczema. Villa Lo Scoglietto, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1956.

At the Villa Lo Scoglietto in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Charlie Chaplin shares a moment of unrestrained happiness with his daughters Josephine and Victoria (left). The filmmaker, visiting the Côte d'Azur in 1956 to promote "A King in New York," is captured laughing heartily with one of the girls on his lap. He explained his white gloves to the press not as coquetry, but as a remedy for a slight case of eczema. Surrounded by smiling friends, the cheerful gathering is filmed by a man with a vintage movie camera, immortalizing the candid scene.

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