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| Moving Picture World, 21-June-1919 |
100 years ago this month, in June, 1919, Charlie Chaplin's third production for First National, "Sunnyside," was in release.
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| Moving Picture World, 14-June-1919 |
The owners of the Dreamland Theater in Eagle River, Wisconsin hesitated to book "Shoulder Arms," Chaplin's second release for First National. They came up with a new method to draw customers, by having school kids figure out "How many words can you make from the letters in the two words, 'Shoulder Arms'?" They would give two free tickets to the boy and girl who found the most words.
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| Moving Picture World, 21-June-1919 |
A joke. Sort of.
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| Moving Picture World, 21-June-1919 |
A "Shoulder Arms" ad from Hong Kong.
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| Moving Picture World, 28-June-1919 |
Another joke. Sort of. Decoration Day is now called Memorial Day.
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| Moving Picture World, 28-June-1919 |
Edward Weitzel gave "Sunnyside" a good review.
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| Moving Picture World, 07-June-1919 |
Meanwhile, Essanay was trying to squeeze everything it could from Charlie Chaplin's movies.
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| Moving Picture World, 28-June-1919 |
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| Moving Picture World, 21-June-1919 |
Chaplin's Lone Star company, which produced the Mutual comedies, ordered that all be withdrawn. Lone Star was negotiating a new coontract.
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