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Char, Variety, New York, October 16, 1940.

Sculptor Jo Davidson creates a bust of Charles Chaplin,

New York, Aug. 1925, Discovering Chaplin

& The Great Dictator Scenes

„The comedian‘s voice raises the value of the comedy content“

Editorial content. „The Great Dictator“ (...)

      „It‘s when he is playing the dictator that the comedian‘s

voice raises the value of the comedy content of the

picture to great heights. He does various bits as a Hitler

spouting at the mouth in which he engages a lot of

double talk in what amounts to a pig-Latin version of the German tongue, with grunts thrown in here and there, plus

a classical ,Democracy shtoonk.‘ Chaplin is swell on the vocal

horse-play with the German language. On various

occasions as Hitler he also speaks English. In these instances

he talks with force, as contrasted by the mousy, half-scared

way he speaks as the poor barber.“ (...)

      The Great Dictator world premiere is in New York Oct. 15, 1940

      at the Capitol and Astor Theatres.

      Capitol Theatre, 1645 Broadway (at 51st Street), New York. 

      Astor Theatre, 1531 Broadway (at 45th Street), New York.

   

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