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| Al Ernest Garcia | ... | The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master (as Allan Garcia) | |
| Merna Kennedy | ... | Merna, His Step-Daughter - A Circus Rider | |
| Harry Crocker | ... | Rex - A Tight Rope Walker | |
| George Davis | ... | Professor Bosco - A Magician | |
| Henry Bergman | ... | An Old Clown | |
| Tiny Sandford | ... | The Head Property Man (as Stanley J. Sandford) | |
| John Rand | ... | An Assistant Property Man | |
| Steve Murphy | ... | A Pickpocket | |
| Charles Chaplin | ... | A Tramp (as Charlie Chaplin) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Albert Austin | ... | Clown (uncredited) | |
| Charles A. Bachman | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Eugene Barry | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Jack Bernard | ... | Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) | |
| Stanley Blystone | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Heinie Conklin | ... | Clown (uncredited) | |
| Bill Knight | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Toraichi Kono | ... | Man in Circus Audience (unconfirmed) (uncredited) | |
| H.L. Kyle | ... | Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) | |
| Betty Morrissey | ... | The Vanishing Lady (uncredited) | |
| L.J. O'Connor | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Jack P. Pierce | ... | Man Operating Ropes (uncredited) | |
| Hugh Saxon | ... | Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) | |
| Doc Stone | ... | The Prizefighter (uncredited) | |
| Armand Triller | ... | Clown (uncredited) | |
| Max Tyron | ... | Pickpocket Victim (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Charles Chaplin | (as Charlie Chaplin) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Charles Chaplin | (written by) (as Charlie Chaplin) | |
Produced by | |||
| Charles Chaplin | .... | producer (as Charlie Chaplin) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Charles Chaplin | (1969) (as Charlie Chaplin) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Roland Totheroh | (photography) (as Rollie H. Totheroh) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Charles Chaplin | (uncredited) | ||
Casting by | |||
| Al Ernest Garcia | (uncredited) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Charles D. Hall | (uncredited) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Harry Crocker | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Mark Marlatt | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Jack Wilson | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Charles Chaplin | .... | title music: sung by (1969 print) (as Charlie Chaplin) | |
| Eric James | .... | musical associate (1969 version) | |
| Lambert Williamson | .... | music arranger (1969 version) | |
| Joseph Plunkett | .... | conductor: prologue (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Toraichi Kono | .... | driver: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| William E. Hinckley | .... | laboratory supervisor | |
| Tony Campanaro | .... | monkey trainer (uncredited) | |
| Harry Crocker | .... | unit publicist (uncredited) | |
| Henry East | .... | dog trainer (uncredited) | |
| Charles Gay | .... | lion trainer (uncredited) | |
| Della Steele | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
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Do not be mislead by the ne'er do wells who claim this movie as Chaplin's weakest.
The plot is not intricate, but Charlie doesn't need an intricate plot to make us laugh out loud. "The Circus" proves this.
Saying that this film is boring is perfectly ridiculous: there are many moments of pure Chaplin genius and, if nothing else, you simply must see this film for the tightrope-walking scene. No, it's not trick photography: that's really Charlie tightrope walking with no stuntmen of any kind. If THAT'S not exciting, I don't know what is.
Oh, and just as a side note, this film was made during a time when Charlie was going through a very dirty and very public divorce-- his ex successful at having his funds frozen during the divorce, he was sued for a million in back-taxes and faced possible jail time, AND the ENTIRE SET to the circus burned down in a fire.
He most definitely deserved the special Oscar he received for this film. That's right: OSCAR.