CHARLIE CHAPLIN HELPS JEWS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 25 November 1939, Page 4

CHARLIE CHAPLIN HELPS JEWS

A London paper reports that, until recently. Charlie Chaplin had as much as 1,000.000 dollars tied up in Italy—the earnings from his films in that country; and that for some time now, with his consent, this is all being used to enable Italian and German Jews to emigrate to other lands. ,V.V , .V.V.V.W.V. , .V.W.VAV I . 3 “FIVE CAME BACK” f V i Bringing together one of the % «2 strongest groups of players ever 5 J assembled for a single picture, «jj ■■ the screen drama, "Five Came !}■ ■2 Back,” reveals a striking cross- % S section of life among eleven peo- 2 1 ■JJ pie marooned in a Brazilian ■■ jungle following a plane acci- 5 2* dent. Heading the imposing cast and providing one of the two "C S romances in the story are Ches- Jp ter Morris, in the role of a cour- jijJ % ageous transport pilot, and Lu- V 2" cille Ball, as a chorus girl. An- J ■J other romantic team is formed % ■■ by Kent Taylor, cast as a co- J* pilot, and Wendy Barrie, a run- 2J a" away heiress. Other fine play- V "■ ers who are seen as the ill-fated 2r passengers forced down in the "Q ■2 wilds of the upper Amazon are 5 2" Joseph Calleia, as an anarchist 2" c returning to stand trial for mur- J V der; John Carradine, as a private 5 2* detective escorting him; C. Aub- SJ \ rey Smith and Elisabeth Ris- S J* don as a botanist and his wife. 2* , JJ The sharply etched characterisa*C tions of these noted players are S , J said to add much to the realism 2j and tense drama of the gripping % jW picture. Adding a unique touch 2" 2* to the story is the stark climax, ? Ji in which a confessed murderer S S is obliged to choose from the 5 % survivors the five fortunate peo- i 2" pie who may return to civilisa- S *■ tion on board the crippled plane, 2j the remaining to be left behind % to face certain death. 5 ‘.‘.V.‘.V.V.V.V.V.V.VV.V.VA‘!