A Dog‘s Life Clippings 140/146
Film Daily, New York, January 24, 1923.
Pathepicture
Pathé pays Half a Million for the privilege of bringing back
to the screen the First Four Charlie Chaplin Pictures
made under his famous Million Dollar Eight Picture Contract
with First National
Four triumphant successes, „ A Dog‘s Life,“ „Shoulder Arms,“
„A Day‘s Pleasure“ and „Sunnyside,“ which include
some of the greatest pictures this amazing screen personality
has ever made! (...)
The first, „ A Dog‘s Life,“ will be released Nov. 22.
(...) Exhibitors Trade Review, Oct. 10, 1925
& Exceptional Exploitation Being Lined up for Chaplin
Re-issues
Pathe Gathering Material From All Sources
AS Pathe is backing its series of Charles Chaplin comedies
with a full line of exploitation stunts and aids, the famous
comedian‘s remarks on this subject in a recent interview are
interesting.
In the columns of the Vaudeville News, after
telling his interviewer a brief history of his entry into vaudeville,
Chaplin said:
„Since that day vaudeville has progressed more than any
branch of the amusement business except, of course,
the motion pictures. And I am not forgetting that the films found
their first exploitation in vaudeville theatres which
is in itself a proof of the ceaseless enterprise of this branch
of amusements.“
IT particularly is interesting that Chaplin was interviewed
at the New York Hippodrome where the Pathe-Hal
Roach two-reel comedies are given special exploitation and
presentation. Concerning the Hippodrome show,
Chaplin said:
„Here in Keith-Albee‘s Hippodrome for a nominal price
of admission I have witnessed a performance
of incredible distinction, size and style of presentation.
The house is packed. Backstage everything
is courtesy, order, comfort for the artists. I am told that this
house has the largest seating capacity in the world.
I know its international and American fame and popularity.
But even now I can hardly realize the transformation
that has come over the ,varieties‘ since Mr. Keith and Mr.
Albee created this thoroughly American
form of entertainment which they named vaudeville.
„OH, there is no doubt that vaudeville
is leading the way in the amusement world of the theatre
– except, of course, the motion pictures.“
A Dog‘s Life, the first Pathe-Chaplin comedy, will
be released on November 22.
(...) Exhibitors Trade Review, Oct. 31, 1925
„Charlie Chaplin shortly secures all rights to A Dog‘s Life“
Editorial content. „Rights Revert
Chaplin Secures Rights to a Dog‘s Life in April
and Shoulder Arms in October
Charlie Chaplin shortly secures all rights to A Dog‘s Life
and Shoulder Arms for whatever disposition he may
care to make of them under the terms of the First National
contract. The circuit merely has the right to distribute
them for a period of five years.
In April, that period expires on A Dog‘s Life and in October
on Shoulder Arms. It is intimated on the coast, that
Chaplin intends reissuing them but no mention is made
of the releasing medium.
The following are the expiration dates of the five year
distribution rights on the Chaplin releases.
A Dogs Life ... Apr. .. 1923“ (...)
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