The Pawnshop Clippings 28/99
Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, October 2, 1916.
The New Broadway Theatre In Calif. Has Some
Showmen (...) The Broadway is owned and operated
by Ralph M. Ford, whom we learn is pretty
popular in the show circle of Oakland for his work. (...)
The portrait of a night scene of the Oakland
all lit up can not do the scene justice. The glaring lights fairly
dazzle with their brilliance. We‘d like to point out
the mammoth clock, atop the Broadway sign, which may be
seen in the background. This clock has commanded
plenty of attention from the residents of the city. It is a certain
thing that when they look at the clock they are going
to look at the sign plugging the current attraction at the theatre.
(...) MANAGERS‘ ROUND TABLE, Motion Picture News,
Nov. 15, 1930
„In fact, the big Sunday attendance just screamed
with laughter all the way through“
Advertisement. „Chaplin Makes Fun
At Broadway.
The ,Pawnship,‘ that opened at the Broadway yesterday
with the return of Chaplin in his original makeup,
and the trademark that made him famous, is a scream
of hilarious laughter from start to finish.
Charlie‘s idea of handling other people‘s timepieces
and the treatment that he gives them, are offered
as a particular worth laugh-getter.
He is funny all the way through, with a thrill or two
introduced along the way, and of course Charlie
always comes out the victor in every battle and there are some
real rough and tumble skirmishes, and when you think
that there is only two reels of it you will admit that he is brim
full of action and side splitting situations all the way
through; in fact, the big Sunday attendance just screamed with
laughter all the way through, and there is no doubt
that it is the best laugh-producer that has been turned over
by Mutual.
The Pawnshop has considerable of plot, but not enough
of the dramatic to get into the way of Mr. Chaplin‘s
irresistible comedy. The story scenario and direction is, of course,
all by Mr. Chaplin. Decidedly costly sets and accessories
were used at the studios in the production of The Pawnshop.
Preview reviewers call it ,the best yet.‘“ (...)
Broadway Theatre, 1121 Broadway, Oakland.
The Pawnshop is
released by Mutual October 2, 1916.
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