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[Chaplin's working] Methods - ECCI00008285

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Document written against plagiarism claim for Shoulder Arms. The scenarios sent to the studios are rejected by cast director Melville Brown. For example, one of these, entitled "Jockey", was written by journalist Roy McCardell. According to a New York newspaper, the title of Chaplin's new film was to be "The Jockey", thus McCardell wanted to sue the Chaplin Studios. but it was untrue. Also mentions Charles Lapworth, Charles Danny Hall, Carlyle Robinson, John Jasper

Typescript (original)

2 leaves ; 28x22 cm. + 1 leaf

For date attribution, see Robinson 2001. - Attached form for returned scenarios with ms. notes by Alfred Reeves. - Copy of "Methods" also available.
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