Word: chaplinitis
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...trying to reserve while granting to India something called Independence, "I will not accept the husks of Independence," ultimatumed Nationalist Gandhi amid dead silence. "Rather, would I declare myself a rebel. We know what that means, but thousands of Indian Nationalists have rid themselves of the fear of Death." Chaplin & Gandhi. Fortunately no test of strength between India and Britain was possible last week. Talk was all anyone could do, and Mahatma Gandhi even talked to Charlie Chaplin-at the cinemactor's request. When told by his Indian friend Mrs. Sarojini Naidu that "the famous Mr. Chaplin wants...
...leave our people too much leisure. Also we would produce more than we need and thus enforce idleness upon some other part of the world as a result of our overproduction." Abruptly St. Gandhi jerked out his dollar watch, announced that it was 7 p.m.-time to pray. Mr. Chaplin was moved to kneel and he scarcely wobbled during the long Hindu prayer. Departing after some further talk with the Mahatma, Charlie Chaplin gasped to reporters: "Gandhi is a tremendous personality, tremendous! He is a great international figure! More, he is A GREAT DRAMATIC FIGURE." Gandhi to Lancashire, Climax...
Palmy Days (United Artists). Eddie Cantor belongs to the school of clowns whose humor derives from ineffectuality; a certain eccentric excitability makes him sometimes hilariously funny. His gaiety is without grace; it lacks the thin, almost horrible insanity of the Marx Brothers and it is seldom frankly pathetic, like Chaplin's. He is a culprit from a comic strip and no one would be surprised if, when something hit him on the head, it gave the sound of "plop" or "zowie...
...along comes an Associated Press photo in the picture section of the Sunday Chicago Tribune, Sept. 6. with the legend that "One Charles Chaplin-not ours-is the present champion and has put up a purse of twenty pounds for the winner of this contest." I have accused you of erring, but it now occurs to me that the Chicago Tribune may have erred! May I suggest an explanation of these conflicting reports...
Cinemactor Chaplin's secretary sent from Los Angeles a check for ?20 for the first prize (suit, overcoat, gold watch). The same Chaplin gave the same prize in 1930. Rumored reason: to proceed with twelve baskets piled on their heads, contestants tend to manipulate their feet duckwise as Cinemactor Chaplin does. Real reason: Charles Spencer spent his urchinhood in Southwark. For a view of the race, held last fortnight at Herne Field near London, won by Porter H. Staiano...