City Lights 1930 1931 1932 next previous
City Lights Clippings 155/387
New Movie, New York, December 1930.
James Abbe (photographer), Charles Chaplin, Paris 1931,
Discovering Chaplin
& Los Angeles Theatre, foyer with bronze and crystal
fountain, Los Angeles
(...) Photo, Motion Picture Herald, April 11, 1931
& Los Angeles Theatre, mezzanine, Los Angeles,
undated, Big Orange Landmarks
& Gumbiner Bros. with new downtown house have
obtained Metro and Fox pictures in spite
of opposition. Gumbiners plan to open New Year‘s Eve
with Charles Chaplin‘s „City Lights“ for a run
at probably $1. New house, seating 2,300, will have
a clubroom and restaurant, where patrons may
smoke and eat while seeing picture.
(...) Variety, Nov. 12, 1930
& Bob Gumbiner resigned as treasurer of the independents‘
buying circuit to become manager of Gumbiner‘s new
Los Angeles Theatre, at Los Angeles. Charlie Chaplin‘s „City
Lights“ will have its world premiere at that house
New Year‘s Eve.
(...) Motion Picture News, Nov. 22, 1930
& But we might give ,Bob‘ Gumbiner a separate paragraph,
all his own, and wish him every sort of success
in his new venture, not new, by any means, in the type
of work which he will do, but new in locale. Bob
has left for the Coast, (and what a time to leave, just before
Old Boreas is too playful) where he will take up his
duties as general manager of the new Los Angeles theatre
in Los Angeles. We understand that on New Year‘s
Eve, there is to be a long awaited world premiere at his house,
namely „City Lights,“ which Charlie Chaplin has had
on the fire for some time, quite some time. Looks like Bob
is all set for a Happy New Year.
(...) Exhibitors Herald-World, Nov. 22, 1930
& Future Activity of William Fox Puzzle on Coast
Los Angeles – Status of William Fox, as respects his
reported agreement with Fox Film, to serve as adviser
for a five-year period, is being speculated upon here in view
of the deal with H. L. Gumbiner. Fox is said to be the
owner of the site on which Gumbiner‘s new house is being
built and is to operate the office building which is to be
a part of the structure.
Gumbiner‘s new theatre is to open in January and,
it is declared, will be the most pretentious house
west of Chicago. There is an estimated $2,500,000 involved
in the venture. A number of innovations will feature
the theatre.
Whether Fox is to be cut in on the profits of the
theatre, or appear only in the part of landlord, has not been
made clear.
Gumbiner is the owner of the Tower, 950-seat house
which he built at a reported cost of $426,000. With
the cost of the land running the total well over $1,000,000,
many were skeptical, saying Gumbiner couldn‘t
come out on the venture, but he proved otherwise by rapidly
getting back his investment, with the house continuing
in the black.
(...) Motion Picture News, Oct. 11, 1930
„Charlie is gambling“
Editorial content. „Charlie Chaplin is about ready to throw
down the gauntlet to the talkie champions. He will soon
release his picture, City Lights. It will have synchronized sound
and music, but will be a real silent in that Charlie does not
talk. He claims there is a market and a big one throughout the
world for silent pictures, and that many, many people
would rather have the old silent days back – with more action
in pictures than we have today with dialogue covering
situations. Chaplin also says he believes that about one-third
of the pictures made next year will be silent pictures.
Charlie is gambling. He spent over $1,500,000 on City
Lights and it will almost all go up the chimney if the
fans do not want silent pictures and stay away from his.
He employed 11,500 persons in making this picture
and shot 800,000 feet of film – of which only about 9,000 will
be used when you see it.“
The world premiere of City Lights takes place in Los Angeles
January 30, 1931 at the Los Angeles Theatre.
Los Angeles Theatre, 615 South Broadway (between
6th and 7th Streets), Los Angeles.
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