City Lights 1930 1931 1932 next previous
City Lights Clippings 211/387
Sid Silverman, Variety, New York, February 11, 1931.
George Michael Cohan
(...) Time Cover, Oct. 9, 1933
& Charles Spencer Chaplin
... would rather see than hear –
(...) Time Cover, New York, Feb. 9, 1931
& Dog sledge team driven to front of George M. Cohan
theatre, New York, exploiting run of „My Dad“
(...) Photo, Exhibitors Herald, Sept. 23, 1922
& Geo. M. Cohan‘s (...)
Thousands Turned Away Nightly
The World‘s Champion Author, Comedian, Singer, Dancer,
Composer, Stage Manager.
GEO. M. COHAN and his own company
in his own theatre presenting his own musical farce success
The Little Millionaire
Conceded To Be The Biggest Hit In The U. S. A. (...)
New York, probably 1910s, Cinema Treasures, Ticket
„It‘s not Chaplin‘s best picture“
Editorial content. „City Lights
(Synchronized)
Charles Chaplin production. Released by United
Artists. Written and directed by Chaplin and starring him.
Orchestration by Arthur Johnson. Albert Newman,
musical conductor. Cameraman, George Totheroh and
Norman Pollack.bAt Cohan, New York, on grind run,
at $1 top, starting Feb. 7, Running time, 87 minutes.“ (...)
„Chaplin has another good picture. The three-year period
since The Circus and sound will give City Lights a
percentage of ,novelty money,‘ in that it contains no dialog. And
it‘s Chaplin – which has come to mean an hysterical
press. These factors ought to total heavy b. o. receipts, but
the film isn‘t so strong that there isn‘t some doubt
concerning its holdover power.
In turning out his pictures so infrequently Chaplin pays
the penalty of being rated by the trade on the problematical of his product over a series of weeks in one house. His past
record and popularity insure dynamic first week pictures, even
were the picture but fair. City Lights gives indications
of being short winded and may tire fast after a bombastic initial
seven days.
„It‘s not Chaplin‘s best picture.“ (...)
„Sid.“
George (in the cast) Totheroh is Roland Totheroh.
Sid is Sid Silverman, Sime Silverman‘s son.
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.
City Lights opens in New York February 6, 1931
at the Cohan Theatre.
George M. Cohan Theatre, 1482 Broadway (between
42nd and 43rd Streets), New York.
City Lights closes at the Cohan Theatre in New York
April 30, 1931.
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City Lights 1930 1931 1932 next previous