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The Circus (1928)

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Overview

Director:
Charles Chaplin
Writer:
Charles Chaplin (written by)
Release Date:
17 February 1928 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The Circus is Here! more
Plot:
The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Chaplin's underrated gem from 1928. more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)
Al Ernest Garcia ... The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master (as Allan Garcia)
Merna Kennedy ... His Step-daughter, A Circus Rider
Harry Crocker ... Rex, A Tight Rope Walker / Disgruntled Property Man / Clown
George Davis ... A Magician
Henry Bergman ... An Old Clown
Tiny Sandford ... The Head Property Man (as Stanley J. Sandford)
John Rand ... An Assistant Property Man / Clown
Steve Murphy ... A Pickpocket

Charles Chaplin ... A Tramp (as Charlie Chaplin)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
71 min
Country:
USA
Language:
None
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Filming Locations:
Glendale, California, USA
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Trivia:
In the 1969 re-issue, the 80-year-old Chaplin sang the title song. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: After the tramp washes the shaving cream from his face, he dries himself with a towel but the towel never touches his face (this is probably so that it won't mess up the stage makeup). more
Quotes:
A Tramp: If you strike that girl, I'll quit! And what's more, I want what I'm worth.
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: I'll give you fifty dollars a week.
[the tramp shakes his head]
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: Sixty!
[the tramp mouths 'no']
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: I'll double it!
A Tramp: Nothing less than a hundred.
[the Circus Proprietor agrees and they shake on it]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Chaplin Today: The Circus (2003) (TV) more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Chaplin's underrated gem from 1928., 6 February 1999
Author: Matt Barry from Baltimore, Maryland

THE CIRCUS might be one of Chaplin's funniest films, though anyone who knows of the strenuous and always painful conditions the film was made under will have a hard time laughing. Here, Chaplin proves his theory that laughter is the cure for anything in real life as well as on screen. He received a special Academy Award at the first Academy Awards Ceremony in 1928 for "versatility in writing, producing, directing and starring in THE CIRCUS". It was well-deserved, as this comedy classic will show.

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