SONS OF FAMOUS COMEDIAN.
QUESTION OP SCREEN CONTRACT. CHAPLIN'S APPEAL TO COURT. (UJUTKO PfieSß ASSOCIATION— -»y ELECTXIC TELEaRArH— COI'YBIOHT.) (Kcccived August 2Sth ; 5.5 p.m.) LOS ANGELES, August 27. The famous screen comedian, Charles Chaplin, appeared in the Superior Court to-day and asked that his divorced wife, Lita Grey Chaplin, bo restrained from presenting his sons, Charles and Sydney, aged seven and six, in moving pictures. It developed that she had contracted to have the boys appear in a series of films, receiving 35,000 dollars (of which the boys received 20,000 dollars) for each. Chaplin said: "It is the spiritual aspect of the thing. I believe children should be permitted to grow up normally. I see no reason why they should be compelled to choose their profession at this young age, and I think they will suffer from the undue publicity. I will consent if they want to go on the screen when thev'are older."
It was revealed 'that 200,000 dollars was settled on them at the time of the divorce, and under an agreement with. Mrs Grey they cannot be "hired out or employed" without the written consent of both parties.
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20637, 29 August 1932, Page 9
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191SONS OF FAMOUS COMEDIAN. Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20637, 29 August 1932, Page 9
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