( CNN ) -- It 's not shocking to see a woman talking on her cell phone while walking down the street . It is , however , shocking when the woman is an extra in a silent film from 1928 . Charlie Chaplin 's `` The Circus '' is getting internet buzz with a clip from the black-and-white comedy spreading at viral speed . The clip -- a DVD extra spotted by filmmaker George Clarke -- shows a woman holding what some say appears to be a mobile phone to her ear and talking . The only explanation : She 's a time traveler . At least that 's the word on the Web . In the late 1920s , Chaplin was nominated for an Academy Award for acting , writing , directing and producing `` The Circus , '' but he was taken out of the running and presented with a `` Special Award '' instead . Perhaps the Academy did n't think it was fair to include him in the race -- what with the use of technology from the future and all . We 're just curious who operates her mobile network .
Internet users claim they ' ve spotted a ` ` cell phone '' from 1928 . The supposed phone is seen in the background of a Charlie Chaplin movie .