Newspaper Opinions about Pay Day (1922)

Title: Newspaper Opinions about Pay Day (1922)
Creator: Film Daily
Date: 1922
Description: This page in the Film Journal documents how different newspapers evaluated Chaplin's new film Pay Day (1922) at the time.
It is interesting to note that there is a wide range of opinion between the different papers. Some papers thought the film was a hodgepodge of lies and scenarios, while others found it interesting and enjoyable.; Pay Day (1922); The promotion of Pay Day (1922) in Film Daily; Comedian Sticks to His Original Character in New Film, "Pay Day"
Scholarly Significance: From these newspaper reviews we can see both criticism and praise for the film.
I do not think that the film is a mishmash of lies, but rather I think that the use of the theme of lies adds greatly to the comedy of the film.
For example, when Charlot gets his paycheck and hides his personal money in his hat, he gloats that he will later be able to avoid the "first international bank", his wife, when the audience can see that she is following Chaplin the whole time. This deception makes for a wonderfully entertaining film.
Identifier: filmdaily1920newy
Cataloguer: Yuan Yuan

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