With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.
Charles Chaplin
- A Tramp
- (as Charlie Chaplin)
Al Ernest Garcia
- The Millionaire's Butler
- (as Allan Garcia)
Johnny Aber
- Newsboy
- (uncredited)
Jack Alexander
- Boxing Match Spectator
- (uncredited)
T.S. Alexander
- Doctor
- (uncredited)
Victor Alexander
- Superstitious Boxer
- (uncredited)
Albert Austin
- Street Sweeper
- (uncredited)
- …
Harry Ayers
- Cop
- (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
- Boxing Fight Referee
- (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
- Mayor
- (uncredited)
- …
Edward Biby
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Buster Brodie
- Bald Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Jeanne Carpenter
- Diner in Restaurant
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Charles Chaplin
- Harry Carr(uncredited)
- Harry Crocker(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaChaplin invited Albert Einstein and his wife Elsa to join him at the Los Angeles premier on January 30, 1931. When the house lights came up, Chaplin was surprised to see Einstein's eyes tearing at the final scene. Chaplin said in his autobiography that he had not known Einstein to be so "sentimental."
- Goofs(at around 50 mins) When the man swallows part of the Tramp's soap and starts spraying bubbles, the tube used to spray the bubbles is clearly visible behind him.
- Quotes
The Tramp: You can see now?
A Blind Girl: Yes, I can see now.
- Alternate versionsAbout seven minutes of footage of Georgia Hale playing the flower girl exists and is included in the 2003 DVD release. The footage was shot during a brief period when the actress originally cast to play the character had been fired and replaced with Hale, but Charles Chaplin was forced to resume filming with the original actress due to the amount of film already shot.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Fatale beauté (1994)
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Classic Chaplin
City Lights is simply put one of the best movies out there. Every scene is classic and had a huge impact on the history of film-making. Chaplin's last 'silent' film tells the story of a poor little man the tramp played by Chaplin who falls in love with a blind flower girl. He becomes friends with a wealthy man who constantly tries to commit suicide. The man only recognizes the tramp character when he is drunk. To impress the flower girl the tramp uses the man's wealth to make her fall in love with him. The only problem is that when the man is sober he doesn't recognize the tramp anymore. On top of this the flower girl has to pay 22 dollars of rent or she will be thrown out of her apartment. Now the tramp desperately seeks for jobs in the city to help his love. Out of this simple plot great comedy and heart breaking moments come forth.
The outcome of the movie is to almost all people known. It is regarded as one of the best endings ever taped on film. The movie itself still is masterpiece more than 70 years after it's release. I personally rate this as Chaplin's second best I have seen so far. My favorite remains The Gold Rush. Still this movie gets 5/5 stars from me.
The outcome of the movie is to almost all people known. It is regarded as one of the best endings ever taped on film. The movie itself still is masterpiece more than 70 years after it's release. I personally rate this as Chaplin's second best I have seen so far. My favorite remains The Gold Rush. Still this movie gets 5/5 stars from me.
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- Also known as
- City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime
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- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,181
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,102
- Jul 8, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $50,419
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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