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Guardian, Manchester, England, December 9, 1918.

Frontage of Deansgate Picture House (on right side), Manchester,

England, 1914, Cinema Treasures

& CHARLIE CHAPLIN AS RECRUIT.

      There have been funnier Chaplin films than the new one,

„Shoulder Arms,“ which is widely shown in Manchester

this week; but it will do. This time the great comedian is a soldier

in the United States army – an excellently intentioned

soldier, too, but a little unfortunate. There are his feet, for

instance – the wittiest, the most twinkling feet

in the world maybe, but not exactly military assets.“

(...) M. C., Guardian, Dec. 10, 1918

& It was during the World War that Arthur Kelly, United

Artists‘ foreign manager, then a sales representative

for Charles Chaplin, obtained the unheard of guarantee of

$650,000 for British distribution rights to Chaplin‘s

„Shoulder Arms.“ European theatre attendance, proportionately,

outstripped American attendance during 1915 to 1918,

with highly paid munition workers augmented by a constant

stream of men on leave from military service

constantly seeking entertainment.

(...) Motion Picture Daily, Sept. 7, 1939

„THE NEW CHARLIE CHAPLIN“

Advertisement. „THE DEANSGATE PICTURE-HOUSE“ (...)

      „ALL WEEK.

      THE NEW CHARLIE CHAPLIN,

      ,SHOULDER ARMS.‘“

      Deansgate Theatre, 68-74 Deansgate, Manchester.

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