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He has tripled his fortune since he went to Europe, has settled his $700,000 tax debt to the U.S. Government for $425,000 cash. He gets 75% of his income outside the U.S. market and netted $3,000,000 for 1952's Limelight, not counting U.S. royalties. Royalties roll in steadily from his old films, most of which he owns outright. Like many foreign stars living in Switzerland, he pays the Swiss government a flat and fairly nominal yearly sum, and no additional income taxes. He has never lost his penny-conscious regard for money. In fact, although he lives in a country twice as thrifty as Scotland, he is celebrated locally as the biggest tightwad in the canton.
Will Charlie Chaplin ever return to America? He once told a friend: "I would like to go back to show the country to the children." But even if he could renew his visitor's permit (which he turned in nine years ago when the Justice Department threatened an investigation), he would do better to stay where he is, says his son Sydney, adding: "What would he do? Go on the Ed Sullivan Show?"
* Chaplin has two additional sons by his second marriage—both actors. Charles Jr., 36, was married last month to Marta Brown, a nurse. Sydney, also 36, and nine months two days younger than Charles Jr., is married to French Dancer Noelle Adam. Although they seldom saw their father until they were adults, both Sydney and Charles Jr. are genuinely fond of him, and make trips to Europe to see him.