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Louella O. Parsons, Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pa., March 12, 1941.

A few years ago before Clark Gable affected a moustache

he was on Louella Parsons‘ radio program at various times. Here

they went over a rehearsal, flanked by Francis Langford,

songbird wife of Jon Hall, Rosalind Russell and the late Jean

Harlow

(...) Photo, Motion Picture, Dec. 1940

„And Charlie Chaplin agrees with me“

Editorial content. „Chaplin Is Writing

      Story of New York

      Charlie Will Play Part of a Drunk, Paulette Goddard a Chorus

      Girl in New Film to Show a Changing World

      By Louella O. Parsons

                                                            HOLLYWOOD, March 11.

      PAULETTE GODDARD and Charlie Chaplin came out

to Marsons farm for luncheon Sunday bringing Charles, Jr., who

is taller than his father and such an intelligent lad. Charlie

leaves next week for New York, and he tells me his next story

is going to be laid in the big town, which he has found

so changed he says he hardly knew it.

      ,I am going to play a drunk,‘ Charlie told me, ,who sees the

world changing before his eyes – a lonely person who,

in his travels, comes across a little chorus girl. Of course, she

doesn‘t know he exists. Paulette will play that chorus

girl, and I am writing the story for her more than for myself.

I have already written forty pages,‘ he said proudly.

      I smiled to myself, for knowing how Charlie works, Paulette

will be safe in making the four pictures for which she

is committed. Paulette had given Charles, Jr., $20, and he

is spending it in symphony records. He loathes modern

swing and knows every great composer and all the classical

music so well it would surprise even the great music

lovers.“ (...)

      „A Visit to Josef von Sternberg

      Chatter in Hollywood: Paulette, Charles Chaplin and

I drove over to see Josef von Sternberg, whose house with the

moat is near Marsons farm. Jo took photographs of both

Paulette and Charlie with that amazing new camera which he has

invented. Later Jo came back to Marsons farm and I had

a long talk with him.

      I wonder why he isn‘t directing pictures. I believe he is ripe

to make a great picture, and Charlie Chaplin agrees with

me. Jo showed us an interesting picture of Marlene Dietrich

without a bit of makeup.“

    

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