The Immigrant Clippings 7/72
Motion Picture News, New York, June 16, 1917.
CHAPLIN CHRISTENS LATEST
„The Immigrant“ Selected as Title of New Side-Cracker –
Date for Release Not yet Made Public
Charlie Chaplin‘s next picture will be called The
Immigrant.
After weeks of work the film has been completed at the
Lone Star studio near Los Angeles. Neither Chaplain
nor John R. Freuler, president of the Mutual Film Corporation,
knows yet when The Immigrant will be released.
The extra work and extreme care which Mr. Chaplin is putting
into his picture have made it impossible to follow any
set schedule in releasing the Chaplin-Mutuals. Release date
of The Cure, the comedy preceding The Immigrant,
was postponed twice because Mr. Chaplin was not satisfied
with the finishing touches and until it is absolutely
certain there will be no postponement, the date upon
which The Immigrant will be first shown will not
be made public.
Chaplin not only performs in his comedies but he originates
the plots, prepares and revises the scenarios, directs
production, edits the film, and selects the titles. Until the picture
is finished nobody but Chaplin knows the name under
which it is to be known, and frequently he does not choose
the title until he sees the completed picture.
Many of the scenes inThe Immigrant are taken in the
steerage of an ocean liner. Charlie plays the role
of an immigrant, bound for the land of liberty. Arriving in America
without funds, he discovers that money is not picked
up on the street, as he supposed, and he begins the game
of bluff to beat the high cost of living.
(...) Motography, Chicago, June 16, 1917.
Partly identical with Motion Picture News, June 16, 1917.
„Bound for the land of liberty“
Editorial content. „LIVE NEWS FROM THE PRODUCERS“ (...)
„,The Immigrant,‘ Next Chaplin
Comedy, Is Completed
Charlie Chaplin‘s next picture has been completed, and
is titled The Immigrant. No release date has been set.
The work and care which has been put into the Chaplin picture
has made it impossible to follow any set schedule
in releasing the Chaplin-Mutuals.
Many of the scenes in The Immigrant are taken in the
steerage of an ocean liner. Charlie plays the role
of an immigrant, bound for the land of liberty. Arriving in America
without funds, he discovers that money is not picked
up on the street, as he supposed, and he begins the game
of bluff to beat the high cost of living.
Charlie, penniless, attempts to get a meal for himself
and the hungry Edna in a cheap „hash house,“
and his efforts to stall off the check provide Chaplin with
opportunities for the sort of comedy which convulses
the American audience. He drinks cup after cup of coffee,
and finally manages to secure a generous tip for
the waiter, whereupon he is ushered out by the effusive
waiter and smiling proprietor.“
Partly identical with Motography, June 16, 1917.
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