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Motion Picture Daily, New York, April 27, 1942.

CHAPLIN SE BURLA DE LAS DICTADURAS

(...) Cine-Mundial, Nov. 1940.

      Six photos.

& Chaplin Film

      Cause of Duel

      LIMA (Peru) Oct. 13. (U.P.) – Minister of Justice Lino

Cornejo and Senator Manchego Munoz still differed

today over the merits of Charlie Chaplin‘s film „The Great

Dictator“ despite a pistol duel.

      Cornejo and Munoz dueled over Munoz‘s remarks

in a Senate debate on the  banning of the film here.

Two shots were exchanged but neither duelist was wounded.

There was no reconciliation.

      Cornejo had offered his resignation before the duel

but it was not accepted.

(...) Los Angeles Times, Oct. 14, 1941.

      UP, United Press.

& Brazil Approves „Dictator“

      „The Great Dictator,“ Charles Chaplin film for United Artists‘

release, has finally been approved by the Brazilian

Government, U. A. announced. The film will open in Rio

de Janeiro and Sao Paulo May 15.

(...) Motion Picture Daily, April 7, 1942

& „Voyage“ Named by Argentine Academy

(...) It was said that Charles Chaplin‘s The Great Dictator was not included because it had not yet been released in Argentina.

(...) Motion Picture Daily, April 9, 1942

„May now be shown“

Editorial content. „Brazil Lifts Ban on Films

      Reports reaching here from Rio de Janeiro indicate

that Brazilian authorities, who had previously banned

exhibition of The Great Dictator and Confessions of a Nazi Spy,

have lifted the censorship and the pictures may now

be shown.“

    

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