Time Traveler Caught on Film

You may have heard of it by now, there's this supposed time traveler in a Charlie Chaplin movie called "The Circus". Belfast filmmaker George Clarke, a collector of Charlie Chaplin memorabilia, made the discovery. In the movie, there seems to be a woman, though most people say it looks like a man, seemingly talking on a cell phone. Take a look at the video and make your own decisions.

I'm hesitant to believe any "time traveler" theories since it's just plain silly, but I attempted to do my best at making a still, trying some enhancing in photoshop, which is nearly impossible. Problem is, it was really old footage, taken from a distance, and the focus was on a statue of a zebra and not the subject so much. So what I have is a blurry blob of a face since the the harsh shadows of the midday sun hide a lot of detail, especially because the subject has a hat on. There is also some motion blur due to the cameras frame rate. Can't say I didn't try.

Digitally enhancing photos is no easy task either. To give you a better idea of the serious attention to detail you need and the sophisticated technical know how, watch the following video. It pretty much sums it up in a nutshell.