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AP, Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, Cal., October 24, 1933.

A Solid Front For NRA. In banner and in numbers – several hundred strong – the United Artists contingent did

an „eyes left“ as it passed the reviewing stand at New York‘s demonstration in allegiance to the National Recovery

movement. In the stand were General Hugh Johnson, administrator

of the NRA, Governor Lehman, Mayor O‘Brien, and

other dignitaries. The amusement section made a gala showing.

      Photo, Motion Picture Herald, Sept. 23, 1933.

      NRA, National Recovery Administration.

& Charles Chaplin on Air Today

      FILM COMEDIAN TO BOOST N.C.A. (...)

      BY CARROLL NYE

      Charles Chaplin breaks his long silence to offer his first

public address since the Liberty Loan campaigns during

World War, making an appeal for support of the N.R.A. „Buy

Now“ drive. The comedian‘s address will be heard

over a nation-wide Columbia network and released locally

at 7.30 p. m. (...)

      Enrico Martinelli, noted operatic tenor, comes on the air

fifteen minutes before the Chaplin address with vocal

contributions to the American Legion program on KFAC. 

(...) Los Angeles Times, Oct. 23, 1933

„Help to put put those unemployed back to work“

Editorial content. „Chaplin Calls On People

      Who Can, To Buy Now

      LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24. – (AP) – Hollywood‘s greater

portrayer of pantomime who still believes there is a

place for the silent motion picture, Charles Chaplin, broke his

silence last night to deliver an address in behalf of the

National Recovery Act.

      ,The unemployed have nothing,‘ said the actor in a radio

address broadcast over a nation-wide hook-up, ,but

there are 90,000,000 people in America, myself included,

who have means – who have the purchasing power

to buy now and who can help to put put those unemployed back

to work. After all, we are not making any sacrifices.

On the contrary, it is to our advantage if we buy now, because

prices are bound to rise later on.‘“ (...)

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