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Variety, New York, February 25, 1931.

Los Angeles (...)

      FINAL 9 DAYS!

      CHARLIE CHAPLIN

     in „CITY LIGHTS“

      Too Funny For Words

(...) Ad, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 25, 1931

& Looking In on Just a Few New Ones

      CITY LIGTS

      Rollie Totheroh, Cameraman

      By GEORGE BLAISDELL

      HAVING in mind the fact that Charles Chaplin spent more

than two years in the making of „City Lights“ and in view

of a remark he made to the first night audience at the new Los

Angeles Theatre opening it would seem that off the screen

as well as on it he still is the premier comedian.“ (...)

      „City Lights“ will not qualify as the comedian‘s best or greatest,

but it will serve.

(...) international Photographer, L. A., March 1931

„Exploitation being switched to Chaplin“

Editorial content. „Nothing Big in Los Angeles;

      Rango Starts Lightly, $8,500;

      Cimarron and Lights, $20,000 Ea.

      Los Angeles, Feb. 24.

      No punch in current business for the local picture theatres.

It may be Lent Week‘s new crop of attractions is not

exciting the fans and when Big Trail was pulled from the

Criterion after 10 days it created a new opening day

for the house and New Moon, which came in Sunday (22).

Operetta started mildly with local radio stations

hopping onto the score. No one knows yet how much that

hurt or whether it had any effect.

      Last week Inspiration pulled $33,300 to the State,

and when they flock at that rate to one house the others suffer

unless the peasants happen to be particularly film

minded that week.

      Neither of the Publix houses is even cantering this week,

Finn and Hattie is dormant at the Paramount, skimming

close to the record low, while Rango is not attracting at the

United Artists where $8,500 typifies the pace. Illicit,

too, is only luke warm in day and dating at the two Warner

spots.

      Cimmaron is the real leader among the downtown films

with over $20,000 on its third week, and that‘s plenty.

Western‘s second week beat Amos and Andy. Chaplin won‘t

better $20,000 again this week.“ (...)

      „Estimated for This Week“ (...)

      „Los Angeles (Gumbiner) – City Lights (Chaplin)

(2,000: 25-$1.50) (4th wk.) Stays another week, prolongation

of seven days, exploitation being switched to Chaplin

instead of new theatre‘s various, interior features; a bit short

of $20,000 indicated; last week $18,000 with some

improvement anticipated.“ (...)

     The world premiere of City Lights takes place in Los Angeles

      January 30, 1931 at the Los Angeles Theatre.

      Los Angeles Theatre, 615 South Broadway (between

      6th and 7th Streets), Los Angeles.

      City Lights opens in New York February 6, 1931

      at the Cohan Theatre.

      George M. Cohan Theatre, 1482 Broadway (between

      42nd and 43rd Streets), New York.

     

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