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Charles Chaplin, who likes to make pictures at leisure and in secrecy, was at work last week on the script of his latest movie, the first since Monsieur Verdoux drooped at the box office in 1947. Called Footlights, it was to go into production late this summer, with Comedian Chaplin supported by his son, 24-year-old Sidney Chaplin, in his first screen role. The story will deal with a clown who has lost the ability to make people laugh. The source for this much information was son Sidney, who noted: "People will think it's about my father...
...Monsieur Verdoux...
...Winthrop series was made an even more complete success by the unscheduled showing of "Monsieur Verdoux," the new Charlie Chaplin film which has been withdrawn from the American market due to the pressure of certain unofficial censuring groups. This special showing was arranged by Mr. Matthiessen who personally requested the film after seeing it at another private performance at Kenyon College. If it had done nothing more, the Winthrop Series rendered a great service to the College in this instance...
...decided 500 theatrical people polled by Theatre Arts magazine: Eugene O'Neill. The best cinema writer: Robert Sherwood. The top stage performance of the past quarter-century: Helen Hayes in Victoria Regina. Running a hairbreadth second: Laurence Olivier in Oedipus. The best cinema performance: Charles Chaplin in Monsieur Verdoux. Running second again: Olivier in Henry...
...Monsieur Verdoux...