Why did Charlie Chaplin settle in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland?

Charlie Chaplin settled in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, in 1952 after the United States government effectively barred his return to the country. While Chaplin was traveling to London for the premiere of his film Limelight, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service informed him that he would be denied reentry unless he agreed to answer charges regarding his political views and alleged "moral turpitude."

Facing these pressures—which followed years of scrutiny by the House Un-American Activities Committee and various personal controversies—Chaplin chose not to return to the United States. Instead, he and his wife, Oona, settled in Switzerland, where they lived for the remainder of his life.1