"We'll show our pictures in tents!" they said.
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| L-R: Al Jolson, Mary Pickford, Ronald Colman, Gloria Swanson, Douglas Fairbanks, Joseph Schenck, Charlie, Samuel Goldwyn & Eddie Cantor. |
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| Modern Screen, Feb. 1931. Click to enlarge. |
What did Chaplin have to say?
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| Santa Cruz Evening News, Nov. 29, 1930 |
(City Lights premiered January 30th, 1931 at the newly constructed Los Angeles Theater.)
Fox West Coast and United Artists eventually reached a compromise in August 1931.
Read more about it here.![]() |
| L-R: Douglas Fairbanks, Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Chaplin |
