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Film Daily, New York, February 7, 1936.
Modern Times Poster
& Rivoli Theatre, exterior by night, marquee Born
to Be Bad, New York
(...) Photo, Motion Picture Daily, July 16, 1934
„An irresistible tattoo upon any audience‘s funnybone“
Editorial content. „Critics Unanimous for Chaplin Film
New York newspaper reviews on the premiere
of Charlie Chaplin‘s Modern Times yesterday were
almost unanimously favorable, with most of the critics going
sky high in their raves. Excerpts follow:
Frank S. Nugent, New York Times: Modern Times has still
the same old Charlie, the lovable little fellow whose
hands and feet and prankish eyebrows can beat an irresistible
tattoo upon any audience‘s funnybone or hold it still,
taut beneath the spell of human tragedy.“ (...)
„Richard Watts, Herald-Tribune“ (...)
„Regina Crewe, American“ (...)
„Kate Cameron, Daily News (Three Stars)“ (...)
„Bland Johaneson, Mirror“ (...)
„Eileen Creelman, Sun: Modern Times is good Chaplin,
filled with funny and well executed gags, told against
a topical background of strikes and unemployment and whirring factories. But in direction as in sound technic it is behind
the times. The star has been occasionally careless in letting
his spectators see the mechanics behind his gags,
especially in his scenes as a distraught waiter . . . Chaplin,
during his two or three years of work on Modern Times,
has collected plenty of good material for his new comedy.
Even with all those subtitles and those dreary bits
of sentimentality, this is very funny slapstick.“
„William Boehnel, World-Telegram“ (...)
„Thornton Delehanty, Post“ (...)
„Rose Pelswick, Journal: Modern Times is, for the
most part, fast moving and frequently hilarious action. The picture
is a succession of amusing gags.“
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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