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Film Daily, New York, March 18, 1941.
Adolf Hitler – The Führer is introduced to old Warhorse –
Hitler feeds the horse a slice of soldier‘s bread –
Hitler pats horse‘s nose. Horse sniffs for more – Hitler
(foreground) enters Strasbourg Cathedral –
With soldiers he admires 11th century gothic vault –
Hitler smiles, for Strasbourg is now Strassburg –
Girls spread flowers for Hitler‘s Berlin welcome – Screaming,
heiling mob waits outside Chancellery – Elite guards
hold back happy german girls – Tensely Hitler faces adoring
crowd with Göring – Hitler and Göring peer at crowd.
Now roaring – Beaming Göring uses Marshal‘s baton to point
– What Hitler saw below at Berlin victory welcome –
Faces below chancellery balcony give them all – Behind
forest of upraised arms mouths are open.
(...) Fifteen Photos, Life, Feb. 3, 1941
& Claim Records for Chaplin. Charles Chaplin‘s „The Great
Dictator“ has broken records in 23 foreign countries
in which it has played so far, according to Walter Gould, head
of United Artists‘ foreign department. These included
15 Latin-American territories, Great Britain, Australia, India,
China, Straits Settlements, Philippine Islands,
Netherland East Indies and South Africa. Gould said that
deals were pending in a half-dozen other countries
for release next month.
(...) Film Daily, March 26, 1941
„Average business has been doubled and tripled“
Editorial content. „Chaplin Smashing Own
Marks With ,Dictator‘
Charles Chaplin is breaking his own records throughout
the country as The Great Dictator goes into popular price
runs. Business being done by the picture surpasses all records
achieved by Chaplin in his more than 20 years as a
producer and star, according to Arthur W. Kelly, vice-president
of United Artists in charge of domestic distribution, who
reported yesterday that in every situation in which Dictator
has played, attendance records have been broken
and in many instances average business has been doubled
and tripled.
House records were smashed at the Michigan, Detroit;
Proctor, Schenectady; Stanton, Philadelphia and on the Loew
circuit where business soared to 280 per cent of average
in key cities.
Unprecedented grosses were reported from
Albany, Utica, Paterson, Passaic, Washington, Harrisburg
and Wilmington.“
Redaktioneller Inhaltx
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