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Film Daily, New York, November 15, 1929.

Charles Chaplin, Harry Crocker, Extras, City Lights Sets,

Los Angeles, 1929, Karl H. Klein Family

& Charles Chaplin is credited by his staff with having the right

idea on the heat thing. Out of patience with Old Sol‘s

persistence, Chaplin closed down production on „City Lights“

from Aug. 24 to Sept. 3.

(...) Hollywood Chatter, Variety, Sept. 4, 1929

& Chaplin‘s Hunch

                                                Hollywood, Oct. 1.

      After five and a half week suspension on „City Lights,“

Charles Chaplin resumed work this week. Closedown

was due to no cause other than the comedian‘s will to work

only when the spirit moves.

(...) Variety, Oct. 2, 1929

& Chaplin has been working nine weeks on „City Lights.“

He‘s got nearly 1,000 feet of accepted footage.

(...) Hollywood Chatter, Variety, Oct. 9, 1929

& Charlie Chaplin won‘t say what‘s the matter, but he has

switched the lineup in his current talking comedy,

„City Lights,“ bringing Georgia Hale up to the leading lady‘s

position and relegating little Virginia Cherrill to a

comparatively minor role.

      As usual the gossips are saying plenty about Charlie

and a new love affair. Georgia was in „The Circus“

and went over big. There must be something else at the

bottom of the change because it‘s going to cost

Charlie plenty of dough – plenty, since it means retakes

for scenes on which Chaplin already has spent

a year. And it will delay release of the picture until spring.

(...) Daily News, New York, Dec. 2, 1929.

      Georgia Hale is the leading woman in „The Gold Rush,“

      Merna Kennedy in „The Circus.“

& The Chaplin studio is the unique studio of Hollywood.

It is strictly a one-man affair. Instead of the dozens

of producers and assistants, heads of the departments

and writers, cameramen and props you find on all

other lots, the Chaplin studio has an employee list of less

than forty-five people, including the gateman. They

show up every morning at nine o‘clock and never know

whether they are to work or not that day. Because

Chaplin may show up and again he may not. No one knows.

But they are always ready for the boss when and

if he does come to the studio.

      Charlie takes his time about working on a picture and

spends a year, as he did on this last one, where

other studios would rush the work through in two months.

But when he gets it done – it‘s usually good.

(...) New Movie, Jan. 1931

& The Artful Charlie.

      We met Chaplin at a party at the Roosevelt Hotel

one evening, and asked him when his comedy,

„City Lights,“ was likely to be finished. „Ah, who can tell?“

Charlie answered enigmatically. „One day, perhaps

when we least expect it, we shall look around and say, „Why

it‘s finished!“ and then we shall be surprised to find

that it is actually completed.“

      Elusive and undisturbed amid all the turmoil, Chaplin

remains himself.

(...) Hollywood High Lights By Edwin and Elza Schallert,

Picture Play, Jan. 1931

„Half completed“

Editorial content. „Chaplin Film Half Done;

      To Be Released in 1930

      City Lights, Charlie Chaplin‘s new picture, is half

completed. The film will be synchronized. The comedian again

plays a tramp in this one. Virginia Cherrill is his leading

lady. The production will be released by United Artists next year

and will make Chaplin‘s first appearance on the screen

in two years.“

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