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Motion Picture Daily, New York, August 4, 1939.

Noted Stars Who Formed Company

      Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.,

D. W. Griffith

(...) Four photos, Motion Picture Daily, Aug. 4, 1939

& As United Artists celebrates its Twentieth

Anniversary, the ownership of the company is vested

in five producer-owners – (...) Charles Chaplin.

(...) Motion Picture Daily, Aug. 4, 1939

& Under Silverstone‘s direction United Artists no longer

is a company ruled by one or two producers. (...) Charles Chaplin.

(...) Motion Picture Daily, Aug. 4, 1939

& Kelly Knows The World! (...)

      Chaplin Gives Kelly Job

(...) Motion Picture Daily, Aug. 4, 1939

& Schenck Withdraws (...)

      Silverstone As Chief

(...) Motion Picture Daily, Aug. 4, 1939

„Much healthy laughter throughout the world“

Advertisement/Editorial content. „Producers List Product“ (...)

      „Following are the U. A. productions

announced to date:

      David O. Selznick“ (...)

      „Charles Chaplin

      The Dictators, written, produced and

directed by Chaplin, who will star in the picture in his first

speaking role. (Title is tentative.)“

      And:

       „The Great Dictator is the title of Chaplin‘s first picture

in three years, and the first all-talking film he has

ever made. It will be, in Chaplin‘s own words, ,a comedy

picture of the lives of dictators, which I hope

will create much healthy laughter throughout the world.“

      The „Issue of MOTION PICTUE DAILY

      Friday, August 4, 1939 celebrating UNITED ARTISTS

      Twentieth Anniversary“ has 52 pages. In it

      Chaplin‘s next film is called The Dictators, but also

      the definitive title of the film is mentioned:

      The Great Dictator.

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