Charlie Chaplin filmed 342 takes for a single scene

In the 1931 film City Lights, Charlie Chaplin set a record for perfectionism that remains unmatched in cinema history. For a brief sequence where the blind flower girl, played by Virginia Cherrill, sells a flower to his iconic Tramp character, Chaplin ordered 342 retakes. The director and star was obsessed with making the girl's mistaken belief that he was a wealthy man feel entirely plausible to the audience.