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Variety, New York, September 26, 1928

Al Hirschfeld (creator), Charlie Chaplin, City Lights Caricature,

1931, Al Hirschfeld Foundation/Margo Feiden Galleries Ltd.

& City Lights Scenes

& Polly Thompson, Anne Sullivan and the blind

author und political activist Helen Keller with Charles Chaplin

at the „Sunnyside“ set, Los Angeles 1918

& Chaplin About Ready

      Charlie Chaplin‘s next picture, „City Lights,“ is in the

making. Sets are erected for the first sequences, in the Chaplin

Studio in Hollywood.

      Casting is proceeding and some of the players

of „The Circus“ and early Chaplin films will be seen again

in the company.

      „City Lights“ is a story of the boulevards and night life,

high and low, in any cosmopolitan city.

(...) Exhibitors Daily Review, Aug. 24, 1928

& CHAPLIN CASTING (...)

      Charlie Chaplin starts work Sept. 17 on „City Lights,“

his first picture following „The Circus.“

      Myrna Kennedy, Henry Bergman and Harry Crocker

have been cast with others yet to be decided.

      Charlie will direct, as customary.

(...) Variety, Sept. 12, 1928

& CHAPLIN‘S RETREAT (...)

      Charles Chaplin has rented the beach home of the

late Mrs. Charlotte Pickford as a retreat for story conferences

during the coming month.

      His writing staff includes Harry Crocker, Henry Bergman,

Henry Clive and Carl Robinson.

(...) Variety, Sept. 12, 1928

& Chaplin Starts

      Charles Spencer Chaplin started shooting on his next

comedy City Lights yesterday at the Chaplin studio.

Charlie, of course is playing the lead being supported by Merna

Kennedy and Harry Crocker. Henry Bergman,

friend and business associate of Charlie‘s is also in the cast.“

(...) Exhibitors‘ Daily Review, Sept. 21, 1928.

      Virginia Cherrill will be the leading woman in City Lights,

      not Merna Kennedy.

„No leading woman chosen as yet“

Editorial content. „Chaplin on ,City Lights‘

                                                             Los Angeles, Sept. 25.

      Charles Chaplin has started production on City Lights.

      The picture will be made within the five acres

of the studio.

      No leading woman chosen as yet. Merna Kennedy, to have

played the part, will be loaned to another producer.“

Redaktioneller Inhalt

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