The Circus
Summary:
The Circus is generally considered to be a lesser Charlie Chaplin effort, coming as it does between two unquestioned masterpieces, The Gold Rush (1925) and City Lights (1931). To be sure, the film is not one of Chaplin's best, but it has a lot going for it. Director Chaplin casts star Chaplin in his traditional "Little Tramp" role, who when first we see him is on the... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Charles Chaplin - (The Tramp)
Allan Garcia - (Circus Owner)
Henry Bergman - (The Old Clown)
Merna Kennedy - (Equestrian)
Harry Crocker - (Rex, the Tightrope Walker)
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Review:
Charlie Chaplin puts the Little Tramp into the circus, and the result is his most underappreciated feature. Like many of Chaplin's films, The Circus blends the hilarious with the sentimental, and at the core is Charlie's destiny to watch from the sidelines as his love falls for someone else. The very naïveté and sentimentality of C... Continue >>
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