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Variety, New York, April 27, 1938.
Konrad Bercovici, Charles Chaplin, Chaplin Studio, Los
Angeles 1920s
& Cannon, Chaplin Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles,
1939; Bison Archive Marc Wannamaker
& Charlie Chaplin, Carmel
Visitor, Decides To „Talk“
HOLLYWOOD – (U.P.) – United Artists studios Tuesday
said they had received reports from Carmel that
Charlie Chaplin will talk in his next film, to be produced
shortly.
Chaplin has been at Carmel, the famous artists‘ colony,
for several months, working on a story for his next
production. He is expected to return here sometime next
week.
Meanwhile new sound channels have been installed
at the Chaplin studios.
Chaplin‘s last film was „Modern Times,“ which had
musical accompaniment but no talking.
(...) Salinas Morning Post, Salinas, Cal., April 27, 1938
UP, United Press.
„With Chaplin on several trips to Carmel“
Editorial content. „CHAPLIN‘S 1ST TALKER FOR UA
IN 1938-39
Hollywood, April 26.
Charles Chaplin will make his first talker for the United Artists‘
1938-39 program and break his long screen silence.
Although reported resting at Carmel, Calif., for the past few
months he is known to be reading stories from which
his next picture will be adapted.
Comedian recently took an interest in an original
yarn and now has the author at his side at Carmel. Expected
Chaplin will return here next week and start preparation
on the first talker.
New sound equipment war recently installed by RCA
at the Chaplin studio. Since he made Modern Times,
Chaplin confided to intimates that his next would be a talker
for economic reasons. He feels interest in his first
articulater would insure tremendous returns.
Contributing to his decision is the new UA policy of
cutting up extra coin with active producers, and that
one picture annually would give him an income on par with
producers who turn out many more.
Konrad Bercovici has been with Chaplin on several
trips to Carmel and likely the writer‘s original, based on the
life of a musician, will be the comedian‘s choice for his
dramatic talker.“
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