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Photoplay, New York, October 1924.

Charlie All Upset.

      Charlie Chaplin thinks humor is a fine thing, but not

if taken too seriously. Whereas, if any one takes

it seriously it is Charlie. This story is about some heavy stuff

that Charlie refused to take lightly.

      While Charlie‘s company was up at Truckee making

some snow scenes in the early part of „The Gold

Rush,“ a scene was being rehearsed in which Charlie enters

a cabin and as the door opens snow, supposedly

from the roof, but in reality from a two by four in the hands

of a helper on the roof, falls over him.

      Rehearsal was fine; snow fell right on time and all.

When the shooting commenced the helper got

nervous and instead of emptying the two by four of snow

on Charlie, dropped the two by four held the snow,

thereby totally wrecking the sensitive nervous system

of Charlie, who emerged from under the

beam with a crushed derby and blood in his eye.

      „And I hope to tell you,“ said my fair

informant, „Charlie was so mad he trembled. None

of us dared to laugh, but Lita did, loud and

long. In fact, it was Lita that finally laughed him out

of it, for he brooded like Archilles for two days,

too mad to work.“

(...) Chicago Tribune, May 10, 1925.

      Same story in Daily News, New York, May 10, 1925.

„If Charlie likes the perspective“

Editorial content. „A British Tourist in Alaska

      High in the Sierras of California Charles Chaplin

      is making his picture of the North“ (...)

      Three Motion Picture Stills of The Gold Rush Set on Location.

      First Photo. „The life of a tourist is a cinch for Charlie.

Instead of carrying a kodak he has others carry a movie camera

for him. Then somebody aims the darn thing and if Charlie

likes the perspective he lets somebody else crank it. Pretty soft!“

      Second Photo. „,These are the funniest feet that have

ever skidded in my snow,‘ say the mountains. .Who‘s skidding?‘

asks Charlie“

      Third Photo. „Here‘s where the tourist sets new styles

for directors. He wears gloves and goloshes. The umbrella keeps

the sun off his back, while the goloshes and gloves keep

his feet and hands warm“

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