THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 5, 1940
Jackle Cooper and Bonita Granville are teamed together
as high school sweethearts in "Gallant Sons." Other well- known players In the cast include Gene Reynolds, lan Hunter, Gail Patrick, June Preisser and William Tracy.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN SAYS
HOUSES ROBBED BY GERMANS
Every house Guernsey has been. searched by German troops and all food, canned and preserv ed, taken away.
This is disclosed by a Channel Island re- fugee in a letter to Mr. C. G. Ammon. M.P.
The inhabitants of the island are allow~ ed two meals a day.
The refugee
also states that he has heard from his four sisters, left in Guern- sey, that his seventy- four-year-old brother- in-law was machine- gunned and killed on the first day of the German invasion.
"I THINK YOU'RE MOSLEY AT
GREAT" ON OCEAN 'PHONE
CHARLIE CHAPLIN spoke to London recently and there were almost tears in his noice, writes a London correspondent.
It was not Mr. Charles Chaplin, the film mag- nate and philosopher, who spoke to me from New York - but Charlie, the great little Londoner, who has just done magnificent service for his country and humanity by his brave and sensational film "The Great Dictator," shown in New York for the first time.
"For Freedom'
"I merely tried to use what skill I have in an endeavour to help defeat these horrible totali-
The speech ending the film, began to make the film he did when, as a little Jewish barber not think that war was certain, (double of the dictator), he calls on the soldiers to fight to free the world, "to do away with greed, hate, and intolerance," is expected to have profound effect throughout the United States.
It was hailed in that country the greatest act of pro- paganda for the British cause carried out by any single man since the war began.
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Undoubledly this was largely the reason I was permitted the unusual call to him at his New York hotel.
À PRISON CAMP
POLITICAL PRISONERS IN BRIXTON „PRISON—INCLUD. ING SIR OSWALD MOSLEY
AND OTHER PROMINENT: FAS-
CISTS HAVE BEEN TEM PORARILY TRANSFERRED TO
AN INTERNMENT CAMP, LATCHMERE HOUSE, HAM COMMON, RICHMOND,
In the House of Commons Mr.
Stoke (Soc., Ipswich) asked the
Minister of Home Security whe- ther he was aware that in some cases prisoners had been ques- tioned by the military.
Mr. Peake replied that Latch- mere House was not a military detention
camp, although the commandant and guards. were provided by the War Office.
It was used for the temporary detention of persons thought to be in possession of information of value to the Government.
R.A.F. MEN
tarian States," he explained. LAND IN
"It was because of my strong I made anti-Nazi feeling that the picture, I wanted to do something for. freedom and liberty.
after the war began. In fact, I "But the Anal speech I wrote
only added it just as I was about to complete the Alm..
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wanted that speech to appeal to alf the English- -speaking world. Many people have different ideas about it has a purely humanitarlan aspect.
Far more eager to hear about his native London than to talk about his great film, he listened excitedly to my account of how London was carrying on, He "You know, it is not fair for continually interrupted with me to make a propaganda ple- "Great! Oh, that's simply great!"
Then he burst out:
"I wish I could express what I feel in my heart for the Bri- tish people in their splendid courage.
'Thumbs Up'
"When we see the news reel, and we see that great sign 'thumbs up,' when we see chil- dren with their thumbs up, when we see, the Londoners standing amid the smoking ruins of their homes and still able to raise a smile, it is the greatest inspira- tion in the world.".
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GERMANY
LANDING AND CAPTURE OF BRITISH FLIERS IN GER- MANY IS REPORTED IN BER- LIN,
Pilot Officer Robert David landed with a crew of three and Wawn, of Sydney, Australia,
stepped out for a smoke, states the report.
Their Hampden Hereford P2070 of the 50th Bomber Squadron carried unreleased pigeons, the Germans said.
Names of the crew were given
ture_in_this country. In this as: John Scholfield, Princes Road, speech I am merely a humani- Doncaster; Sergeant Ralf Smith, tarian speaking to the military, Elswick Road, Newcastle, and Sergeant, Henry Bushell, West-
barbaric people.
"But I must confess that I wood Park, London, S.É. —As- wouldn't mind if it had an sociated Press. effect on 'the people of the United States and everybody believes that it is going to do a
great deal for our causë.” AXIS IN
No Threats
Chaplin told me that he had not been threatened, since · mak- ing the film.
"I have received a few crank letters, that's all, but no real threats,” he qaid. “I have no
SHANGHAI
STRAINED?
His clear modulated Volco, special guard-but I keep my For the past several months,
which Londoners will toon
eyes: open. I'm not afraid of local Germans and Italians have
hear for the first time in films] any of them.". In articulate 'form A par- fect English voice, with По trace either of his Cockney. childhood or his long years in the States-trembled ·
до he spoke.
met together at the German About the final issue of the School in'. Great Western Road; war he expressed no doubts. Shanghai, every Thursday night, Totalitarianiem cannot last says the "North China Dally whatever happens. In Europe News." Last Thursday, however, It is a passing phase. It can only Germans were present. "Ap- not endure-It will not, in the parently, invitations were not sent end, all that matters the to Italians. Individual and {_bellove-in It was also learned
ed that the the individual," :
Italian ng painted on the side of The unexpected call from Lon- the 8.s. Conte Verdo, the large. don was evidently even a greater Italian passenger boat which surprise and delight to him thún sought refugo in Shanghal when to me, and his last cheering | Italy, declared war on Great Bri- words-rong "out clear from Newtain and France, was being paint- He told me that when he York Carry, on! Thumbs up!": [ed out:-
Charlie, one-time Kennington boy, became Mr. Charles Chap- lin is he spoke of his film.':
He showed the same courage ous opinions over the telephone as he does in his film-character as the little Jewish barbėr.
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