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Movie Mystery
While Hollywood was saying that Chaplin "carried the torch" for Paulette, we were getting you the real lowdown on the
private life of "The Great Dictator"
presented here in a startling scoop
Genius and Beauty: Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard. At left, Paulette is wearing her fabulous necklace of blue and yellow sapphires, last important piece of jewelry to come to this country from Carrier's in Paris. Below, a scene from "The Great Dictator." Facing page, Chaplin follows Goddard into theater for a pre-view; and — the famous figure envied by all other women in Hollywood.
WHEN Hollywood heard that Charlie Chaplin, following the plush premiere of 'The Great Dictator" at the Astor Theatre in New York, had risen from his seat m the orchestra and graciously thanked the audience m behalf of himself and his wife, Hollywood was so completely baffled that it figuratively bit its nails. For years now Hollywood has amused itself at dull dinner parties by speculating on "the Chaplin situation. ' Paulette's status in the Chaplin menage has pepped up many an otherwise listless story conference at the studio, and given quite a lift to many a boring afternoon under the dryers at Westmore's.
Some people who claim to be "in the know" are ready to swear on their mother's head that Paulette and Charlie are not married. And other people who equally claim to be "m the know" are ready to swear on their mother's head that Paulette and Charlie are married. Paulette and Charlie have been provokingly silent about the whole thing.
Naturally every reporter on the movie beat would give his next month's pay check to get Paulette to commit herself one way or another. About everything else under the sun the Goddard girl will talk paragraphs, rather brilliant and amusing paragraphs, too, but about her marital status she won't give out with even a simple yes or no. She ducks the question so smoothly, however (she s an old smoothie, that Paulette) that every newshound, no matter how ferocious, comes away from a Uoddard interview completely enslaved. About a year ago I too tried my hand at solving "the Chaplin situation. It was at one of those rare Hollywood parties that go on and on, and from ten one evening until five the next morning I, subtly I hoped, did my utmost to break
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