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Cast
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| Al Ernest Garcia | ... | The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master (as Allan Garcia) | |
| Merna Kennedy | ... | His Step-Daughter - A Circus Rider | |
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Harry Crocker | ... | Rex - A Tight Rope Walker |
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George Davis | ... | A Magician |
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Henry Bergman | ... | An Old Clown |
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Tiny Sandford | ... | The Head Property Man (as Stanley J. Sandford) |
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John Rand | ... | An Assistant Property Man |
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Steve Murphy | ... | A Pickpocket |
| Charles Chaplin | ... | A Tramp (as Charlie Chaplin) | |
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The Tramp finds himself at a circus where he is promptly chased around by the police who think he is a pickpocket. Running into the Bigtop, he is an accidental sensation with his hilarious efforts to elude the police. The circus owner immediately hires him, but discovers that the Tramp cannot be funny on purpose, so he takes advantage of the situation by making the Tramp a janitor who just happens to always be in the Bigtop at showtime. Unaware of this exploitation, the Tramp falls for the owner's lovely acrobatic stepdaughter, who is abused by her father. His chances seem good, until a dashing rival comes in and Charlie feels he has to compete with him. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@home.com>
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FREAKS, FUN, FROLIC OF THE SMALL TOWN CIRCUS, WITH CHARLIE AS A TIGHT ROPE WALKER. (Print Ad- Steuben Courier,((Bath, NY)) 22 march 1929) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
1928 (Turkey) See more »Also Known As:
Cirkus See more »Filming Locations:
Chaplin Studios - 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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$900,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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(1969) (uncredited)
Written and Performed by Charles Chaplin for the 1969 release
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Filming lasted 11 months. See more »Goofs
While the Tramp is locked into the cage, the lion is lying with his head some distance from the side wall in most shots until he gets up. But in one close-up shot just after the Tramp caught the water tray, the lion's head is suddenly right next to that wall. See more »Soundtracks
Swing Little Girl(1969) (uncredited)
Written and Performed by Charles Chaplin for the 1969 release
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Although I didn't actually see the whole movie, "The Circus" is a hoot nonetheless. Charlie Chaplin plays a guy who joins the circus and before too long gets his own act. You'll die laughing in the scenes where he's attached to the rope. I actually watched it on TV while living with a family in St. Petersburg, Russia, and they laughed their heads off just watching him perform his stunts. That shows why these silent comedies were so great: you can laugh even if you don't know what they're saying. It's truly movies like these that make life worth living, and Chaplin remains possibly the greatest comedian in all history. 10/10.