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Film Daily, New York, April 24, 1933.

Costume Party at Hearst‘s: Lita Grey in center

as the Empress Josephine with Charles Chaplin as Napoleon,

undated, Jeffrey Vance Collection

& CHARLIE CHAPLIN AS NAPOLEON – A REAL SCOOP

      FOR MODERN SCREEN

      The picture of Charlie has never before been published.

The story is that one afternoon Charlie‘s whim was

to see himself in the habiiments of the man of destiny and

immediately secured the services of a photographer

– with the above result. The picture was made for his own

amusement – not for publicity – and, as far as we

know, the original of this reproduction is the only one in

existence outside of Chaplin‘s possession.

(...) Modern Screen, Sept. 1931

& CHAPLIN AS NAPOLEON?

      Again comes the report that Charlie Chaplin is planning

a film in which he will star himself as Napoleon...

(...) This And That From Here And There By KATHRYN HOWARD, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2, 1933

& Charlie Chaplin whom Rene Clair calls the greatest clown

in the world „will immediately begin work on a story

starring himself, based on the life of Napoleon“ ... And herein

lies another clown who would play Hamlet! The pity

of it! When the world loves to laugh and has so few who can

make it do so.

      It is a strange thing, but a true one, that the Thespian

who does not have a suppressed yearnings to go

dramatic is the exception and not the rule. (...) And Charlie

Chaplin is doing only what many of his fellow

comedians, both of the mental and slap-stick variety would

do if they but had the courage and financial resources.

(...) The Observation Post By M. Oakley Christoph,

Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, April 1, 1933

„Eliminating the dialogue for Chaplin“

Editorial content. „Chaplin Will Play

      Deaf Mute in Next

      After months of searching for an idea for a talking picture

that would overcome the voice handicap, Charles Chaplin

got the idea from Lubitsch of doing a yarn written around the

character of a deaf and dumb man, thus eliminating

the dialogue for Chaplin and giving him the opportunity for

the pantomime at which he excels.“

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