
City Lights(1931)
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.


“The Circus is Here!”
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.

Charlie Chaplin
A Tramp

Al Ernest Garcia
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master

Merna Kennedy
The Proprietor's Step-Daughter Merna, a Circus Rider

Harry Crocker
Rex, a Tight Rope Walker

George Davis
A Magician

Henry Bergman
An Old Clown

Tiny Sandford
The Head Property Man

John Rand
An Assistant Property Man

Steve Murphy
A Pickpocket

Albert Austin
Clown (uncredited)
The Circus is a comedy, romance, drama film released in 1928 exploring themes of circus, one-sided love, tramp, unrequited love, black and white, silent film. Directed by Charlie Chaplin, it stars Charlie Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy. Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
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