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Exhibitors Trade Review, New York, November 10, 1923.
Edsel Ford, Charles Chaplin, Henry Ford at the Ford Factory
in Highland Park, Michigan, 1923
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„Conducted Chaplin through the Ford manufacturing plant“
Editorial content. „Chaplin Hobnobs With Henry Ford
All of Detroit Greets ,First Citizen of Hollywood,‘
and Acclaims Him the Real ,Wag of the World.‘
ON Monday, October 16th, Charles Chaplin violently
broke a long standing rule of his own and cut loose
with a personal appearance in Detroit, which kept that city
in a turmoil of delight from eight o‘clock in the morning
until midnight.“ (...)
„The outstanding incident of the day was Chaplin‘s meeting
with Henry Ford. The big main plant of the automobile
king was visited by the comedian in tow of the greeters, and
Mr. Ford himself was there to do the honors.
One of the newspapers quoted Ford as saying: ,Mr. Chaplin,
I came in from Dearborn, twenty miles, to meet you.‘
Chaplin is reported to have replied, ,Mr. Ford, I came all the
way from Los Angeles to see you.‘ The repartee brought
them a big laugh.
At that moment a bevy of cameramen crashed
the sanctum where the celebrities were gathered and demanded
a pose. It is said that for the first time in the Ford history
a picture was posed for in the motor genius‘ private office.
In fact, Ford smiled and replied, ,We certainly will do
anything for a man that can make us laugh,‘ and the picture was
snapped with Henry Ford and Edsel Ford on either side
of Chaplin. Later shots also were taken in portions of the Ford
plant, though Mr. Ford and his son Edsel personally
conducted the cinema star.“ (...)
Photo. „Henry Ford and his son Edsel“ Here written Edsal.
„conducted Chaplin through the Ford manufacturing plant.“
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