Refusal. On his 40th birthday last week, Charles Chaplin reiterated his refusal to appear in talkies by turning down an alleged $1,000,000 contract to make a talking picture for Producer James Cruze.
Shrew. In Hollywood, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford made plans to appear together in an all-talking color-picture version of The Taming of the Shrew.
Balloons. All studios making sound pictures were being equipped last week with red captive balloons which, wavering above production lots, will notify aviators to keep their droning engines at least 2,500 ft. away.
Long Shots. In...
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