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Film Daily, New York, February 17, 1929.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Presents

      Ben-Hur

      A Tale of The Christ

      by

      General Lew Wallace,

1925, title

& United Artists Releases for 1929,

1930 up to and including March, 1931 (...)

      Other United Artists Pictures which made good

      in a Big Way.

      „City Lights“

      Photo. Charlie Chaplin

(...) The 1931 Film Daily Year Book, detail

& Charles Chaplin Studio

(...) The 1931 Film Daily Year Book, detail

& Thursday: Today‘s chapter in the romance

entitled „Will Metro Take United Artists to Its Bosom?“ takes

the reader to the West Coast and into the studio of

one Charles Chaplin.

      The famous comic, it develops interestingly enough,

is sold steadfastly on his intention to remain an

independent producer. He wants to finance and make ‘em

himself, although how often he intends making ‘em

didn‘t come to light. Now this attitude, as reflected by Chaplin‘s

authorized representative who should know what

he is talking about, clashes somewhat with the persistently

reported plan for the reorganization of U. A. and

a possible merger with Metro.

      It wasn‘t long after the paper appeared that Joe Schenck‘s

voice came in over the office telephone. He said many

things, the sum total of which was that the yarn was merely

another headline in which no credence should be

placed. Selah!...

(...) Film Daily, Feb. 17, 1929

     

„Consistently opposed merger“

Editorial content. „Week‘s Headlines“ (...)

      „Wednesday

      United Artists–M-G-M merger again reported and

again denied; reorganization and refinancing of U. A. planned,

is report.“ (...)

      „Thursday

      Charles Chaplin seen stumbling block in reported plan

to merge United Artists and M-G-M; has consistently opposed

merger; consent of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford

understood won.“ (...)

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