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Shoulder Arms Clippings 194/246

Variety, New York, January 31, 1919.

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„He should have a percentage sharing plan“

Editorial content. „Tremendous Money Interests

      Reported Backing Big Five

      J. P. Morgan, Henry Ford and du Ponts All Mentioned

      as Furnishing Capital. Ford Denies. Fairbanks With

      First National. Returning Magnates Review Situation.“ (...)

      „Even Fairbanks, whose contract is supposed to have

expired, is understood to have to make one more picture

for Artcraft. Hart is under contract for four more and Griffith for

a like number, while Pickford and Chaplin must make

at least three more for First National.“ (...)

      „Chaplin is said to have distinct ideas of his own upon

his drawing power and the personal return he should receive

through it. Knowing as Chaplin does that Shoulder Arms

broke house records all over the country, exceeding in many

cities the gross receipts piled up during the celebration

weeks of November, Chaplin thinks he should have a percentage sharing plan in a direct to the exhibitor distribution of the

Chaplin features which would return him much more money than

his present million dollar annual salary.“

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