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Variety, New York, August 14, 1940.

Charlie Chaplin The Great Dictator Key Ring,

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& Charlie Chaplin The Great Dictator 2oz Flask Cigarette

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& DID‘JA lamp that editorial yes‘day a. m. in the New York Times......under the heading „Laughter. Ever Young?“......

Its concluding  sentence is both a sound suggestion to filmland

......and a tribute to Charlie Chaplin......whom the

editorial prominently mentions:......“May those who seek

to divert us today......learn from their forerunners

of yesterday......–he who offers to his fellows the priceless

gift of laughter......is also a good citizen and a patriot“

(...) Film Daily, July 24, 1940

& LAUGHTER, EVER YOUNG

      The development of film comedy is to be the theme

of a series of showings, beginning in August and

running through September, at the Film Library of the Museum

of Modern Art. Programs for the first two weeks carry

us back as far as 1910, though the „early Chaplin comedies“

bear the beginning date of 1914. (...)

      We hope also that the really early Chaplins will again

be seen. There was a day when the immortal Charlie

took a matter of weeks instead of years to turn out a film, when

mirth was his only – and his richest – contribution

and objective, when no social significance could be attached

to what he did. He may be ashamed of that day now –

he need not be.

(...) New York Times, July 23, 1940

& Scout Chaplin Will Make Short Comedies

(...) Representatives of Charles Chaplin declared yesterday

that a published report that Chaplin would

resume making short comedies is without foundation.

(...) Film Daily, Aug. 14, 1940

& „Dictator“ Release Set About Sept. 15

      Charles Chaplin‘s „The Great Dictator“ will be released

by United Artists on or about Sept. 15, it was revealed

at a board of directors meeting of the company yesterday

by Maurice Silverstone, operating head of U. A.

Silverstone reported on his recent trip to California.

(...) Motion Picture Daily, Aug. 14, 1940

„The motion picture industry‘s greatest one-man show“

Editorial content. „Chaplin‘s $2,200,000

      Dictator to Be Shown At Upped ,Gone‘ Scale

      Charles Chaplin‘s film, The Great Dictator, on which

he is rushing work with the hope of releasing it in three weeks,

is probably the motion picture industry‘s greatest

one-man show. It‘s Chaplin‘s picture from scratch to score,

even to the financing, which was entirely with his

own money. Film cost about $2,200,000, not a cent coming

from banks or other outside sources.

      He is the producer, wrote the original story and screenplay, designed the sets, directed the picture, wrote

much of the score and is now not only directing the

orchestra which is recording it but is playing

some of the music himself, doing all the editing – and took

two roles in it.“ (...)

      „Chaplin is now doing the editing and scoring. And

although he is endeavoring to get it out in three

weeks, UA officials, knowing his passion for painstaking

care, have declared they will be satisfied if he got

it to them in six.“

      Gone, Gone With the Wind.

     The Great Dictator world premiere is in New York Oct. 15, 1940

      at the Capitol and Astor Theatres.

      Capitol Theatre, 1645 Broadway (at 51st Street), New York. 

      Astor Theatre, 1531 Broadway (at 45th Street), New York.

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