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Moving Picture World, New York, March 29, 1919.
Eric Campbell in the Final Scene of „The
Adventurer,“ the Last Mutual-Chaplin in which the Big
Comedian Appeared.
(...) Photo, Moving Picture World, Jan. 12, 1918
& Chaplin Engages a Heavy.
(...) Photo, Moving Picture World, March 29, 1919
„Totals five hundred pounds“
Editorial content. „Chaplin Signs Contract
to Fit His Movie Trousers
CHARLIE CHAPLIN, to whom big contracts are part
of an everyday life, has just signed the ,largest‘
of his career. In fact, so big is his latest engagement that
in spite of his well known managerial ability
he cannot handle it himself.
But then, could you expect him to handle several
hundred pounds all by himself? He could use
a derrick, of course, but that would be somewhat unhandy,
and perhaps the contract itself might object. You
have guessed it. We wanted to keep it dark as long as
possible, but you have absolutely solved the riddle
underlying our verbiage: Charlie Chaplin has engaged
a sensation in the way of avoirdupois, non other
than Thomas A. Wood, who it is said, totals five hundred
pounds when he steps upon one of the scales
made famous by Mr. Fairbanks.
The engagement of Wood once more gives Chaplin
a big man for a foil, and the progress of the large
chap will be watched closely in his initial performance with
the star in Sunnyside, now in the making. Since
the death of Eric Campbell a year ago, Chaplin has used
only medium sized players in his company.“ (...)
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