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Abel Green, Variety, New York, February 12, 1936.

Abel Green

(...) Motion Picture Herald, Dec. 30, 1944, detail

& Modern Times Scenes

& Miniature Reviews 

      Modern Times (U). Charlie Chaplin‘s comedy. A natural

for the world market.

(...) Variety, Feb. 12, 1936

„Every comicality is born of a legitimate situation“

Editorial content. „Modern Times

     United Artists release of Charles Chaplin production. Stars

Chaplin. Features Paulette Goddard. Direction, story and

music composed by Chaplin. Musical director, Alfred Newman;

ass. directors, Carter DeHaven and Henry Bergman;

cameramen, Rollie Totheroh and Ira Morgan. At Rivoli, N. Y.,

for grind run commencing Feb. 6, ’36. $3.50 premiere.

Running time, 85 mins.

      A Tramp.....................................................Charles Chaplin

      A Gamin................................ .................Paulette Goddard

      A Cafe Proprietor........................................Henry Bergman

      A Mechanic................................................,Chester Conklin

      (The Burglars)...........................................Stanley Sandford

                                                                                 Hank Mann

                                                                            Louis Natheux

      (Presidennt of the Electric Stee)l Corp.............Allan Garcia

                                           –

      Charlie Chaplin, in anything, is b. o., and in Modern

Times, his first self-starring production in five years, it‘s box

office with a capital B. The picture is grand fun and

sound entertainment, though silent. It‘s the old Chaplin at his

best, looking at his best – young, pathetic and a very

funny guy. He remains the world‘s No. 1 pantomimist, and the

greatest panto artist since the Frenchman Severin.

      Whatever sociological meanings some will elect to read into

Modern Times, there‘s no denying that as a cinematic

entertainment it‘s wholesomely funny. Every whimsy, every

humorous turn, every comicality is born of a legitimate

situation.

      The pathos of the machine worker who suffers temporary

derangement, as he tightens the bolts on a factory

treadmill to a clocklike tempo, gives way to a series of similarly

winning situations.“ (...)

      „The fun in a department store (when Chaplin almost

miraculously inherits a night watchman‘s job) would formerly have served as enough meat for an entire twin-reeler.“ (...)

                                                                                     „Abel.“

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

      at the Rivoli Theatre.

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

     Modern Times premiere is in Los Angeles Feb. 12, 1936

      at the Chinese Theatre.

      Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles.

   

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