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Guardian, Manchester, England, February 20, 1931
„A tremendous welcome“
Editorial content. „MR. CHAPLIN IN LONDON
With Bowler & Cane
GAY RECEPTION OF CROWD‘S WELCOME
A Manchester Visit
(From our London Staff.)
FLEET STREET, THURSDAY.
,It was very thrilling and dramatic,‘ was Mr. Charlie
Chaplin‘s comment on the scene that greeted him on his arrival
at Paddington, when he was cheered by thousands
of admirers and almost overwhelmed as they simultaneously
surged forward to get a ,close-up‘ of the world‘s
greatest comedian.“ (...)
„Another revealing remark was in reply to the question
whether he thought of making a new film with a London
setting. He said that in his own work he had no positive background,
no locale. The city of his films might be any city. He has
spent three years over the production of his latest film, City
Lights, which, he says, he likes best of all. He made
four hundred thousand feet of film, and he has cut it down
to eight thousand feet. ,I make one picture in three
years,‘ he said. ,The story of City Lights was very complicated,
and it took me two years to simplify it. As one gets older
one gets very meticulous. I may do some experimental work with
the talkies, but if I do it will be on entirely new lines.“ (...)
„Mr. Chaplin has received a tremendous welcome when
he arrived at Plymouth earlier in the day on the Mauretania.“
„KNIGHTHOOD FOR CAMPBELL
Premier‘s Message
TO-DAY‘S OFFICIAL WELCOME
Pubic Ceremony in Westminster Hall
The King has conferred a knighthood on Captain Malcolm
Campbell, who on February 5 at Daytona raised the
late Sir Henry Segrave‘s world motoring speed record by 14
miles to 245,7 miles an hour.“ (...)
The London Premiere of City Lights takes place
at the Dominion February 27, 1931.
Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, London.
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