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Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, April 12, 1924.

THEIR CONCEPTION OF HUMOR

      From the land of Soviet Russia come these

queer-looking toys for the Christmas sale

in this country. The photo shows a Jack Dempsey,

Charlie Chaplin and an „athlete.“

(...) Leader Post, Regina, Canada, Dec. 19, 1923

& Charlie Chaplin in the soviet animated

cartoon „One of Many“ by Nicolai Khodatayev, 1927, National

Film Theatre, London, program booklet, May 1983

& Charlie Chaplin puppet in „Love in Black and White“ by Ladislaw Starewicz, 1923, National Film Theatre, London, program

booklet, Oct. 1983

& CHAPLIN, HERE, LAUGHS

      AT VIEW OF HIM ABROAD

      He‘s Interpreter of Life

      to Grave Russians.

      Enter Charles Chaplin, interpreter of Life.

      The funny little man of the movies may

be considered a comedian at home but in some foreign

countries, principally in Russia and the South

American republics, they think he personifies life.

      „Really,“ he said, „it is funny. In Russia, for

instance, they don‘t consider me funny at all. They go

to my pictures and they never laugh, but go out

and discuss me seriously as an interpreter of Life.“

(...) Chicago Tribune, Aug. 2, 1925

„A new Chaplin picture will be delivered to us very shortly“

Editorial content. „Rumor United Artists Would

      Disband Spiked by Members

      Contract Renewed and Extended for Period of Three

      Years – All Officials of Company are Re-elected

      by Stockholders

     (Special to Exhibitors Herald)

      NEW YORK, April 1. – All the wild rumors of the disbanding

of the group of producers of United Artists were set

definitely at rest last Friday. On that day the representatives

of the ,big four‘ (Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks,

Charles Chaplin and D. W. Griffith), got together in a stockholders

meeting and unanimously voted not only to carry out

existing contracts but to renew these contracts and extend

them for a period of three years.

      Chaplin Still Has Eight Pictures to Make

      The three-year plan affects only the productions

of D. W. Griffith, Mary Pickford and Douglas

Fairbanks as Chaplin still has eight pictures to deliver to United

Artists under his contract with the organization.“ (...)

      „In speaking of the many rumors that have been current

as to breaking up of United Artists and the severance

of his connection with the organization, Hiram Abrams said

to an Exhibitors Herald representative:

      ,There have been a lot of wild stories printed about

United Artists and the appearance of these have

been so persistent as to cause them to be under suspicion

of being propaganda of some sort or other. These

stories are so ridiculous in the face of a full knowledge of the

affairs of the corporation that we declined even to dignify

them by any statement, denial or otherwise.‘ (...)

       ,A new Chaplin picture will be delivered to us very shortly

and this also will be released this fall direct to the exhibitors.`“

Redaktioneller Inhalt

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