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Leicester Wagner, UP, San Bernardino Sun, Dec. 8, 1935

YOU‘LL HARDLY BELIEVE – (...)

H. G. WELLS‘ Fantastic Sensation

      The INVISIBLE MAN

(...) Ad, Motion Picture Herald, Sept. 9, 1933

& SWEEPING ACROSS THE SCREEN

A HUNDRED YEARS AHEAD OF TIME! H. G. WELLS‘

      Things to Come (...)

United Artists

(...) Ad, Motion Picture Daily, March 4, 1936

& Attends Premiere. H. G. Wells, noted

British writer, attended the premiere of „The General Died

at Dawn,“ much discussed Paramount production,

at the Carlton theatre in London. The notability attended

the affair in full force.

(...) Photo, Motion Picture Herald, Nov. 14, 1936

& H. G. Wells Will

      Be Chaplin‘s Guest

      When H. G. Wells arrives in this country at the end

of the month, he will go immediately to Hollywood

and place himself at the disposal of Charlie Chaplin. The

notable author will make his visit here the first

important step in his plan to devote himself exclusively

to writing for the screen.

      While his two latest films for Alexander Korda – „The Man

Who Could Work Miracles“ and „Things to Come,“ –

have given Wells extensive experience in film writing, his

trip to Hollywood will add further experience in all

branches of studio management. He considers Chaplin

the outstanding example of an individual with

a complete knowledge of picture making, from the writing

of films to their distribution.

      Wells will be here in time for the American premiere

of at least one of his new screen plays, both of which are to be

released through United Artists.

(...) Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 28, 1935

„His opinion of David Copperfield you can‘t print“

Editorial content. „H. G. Wells Is Caught

      in Mad Social Whirl

      By Leicester Wagner

      (United Press Correspondent)

      HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 7. – Hollywood is making a ,bum‘ out

of him, complains H. G. Wells, famous English writer,

during respites in a social whirl which engulfed him from the

minute he arrived in the film capital as guest of Charlie

Chaplin.

      He didn‘t use the word ,bum,‘ choosing the British

and more polite ,loafer,‘ but his meaning would be the same

in any language.“ (...)

      „Charlie held a reception for Wells the other night. Hand

in sling (from a broken finger), Charlie greeted one

and all at the door. That is, all but the few uninvited guests

who managed to trickle in, and who were promptly

shooed out by his faithful valet, Frank.

      PAULETTE IS HOSTESS

      Once inside the Vendome, Paulette Goddard took the

guests in tow, to introduce them to Wells and the assembled

guests.

      Paulette giggled when accused of being Charlie‘s

wife. She says it isn‘t so.

      The guest list was a conglomeration you could find only

in Hollywood: William T. Tilden II and Countess

de Frasso; Gene Tunney and Lili Damita; Harold Lloyd

and Freddie Bartholomew; Francis Lederer and

his hand-kissing; Junior Laemmle and Pal Moran, the

old-time boxing champion; Ruben Mamoulian

and Mrs. Pat Champbell.“ (...)

      „Wells is bound and determined he will learn the

technique of Hollywood. It is far different from that of England,

he says.

      He is high in his praise of Hollywood-made films

as they are turned out of the factory, but he objects violently

to certain big pictures which attempt to depict British

life in the days gone by.

      He thinks, for instance, that Lives of a Bengal Lancer

is as imperialistic as Rudyard Kipling could have asked. And his

opinion of David Copperfield you can‘t print.“

      The Vendome, a popular Hollywood delicatessen.

      Modern Times world premiere is in New York Feb. 5, 1936

      at the Rivoli Theatre.

      Rivoli Theatre, Broadway at 49th Street, New York.

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