City Lights
City Lights

Movie·1931·1h 27m

City Lights

True Blind Love

Country

United States of America

Language

No Language

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The Story

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

Written By

Harry Crocker, Harry Carr

Producer

Charlie Chaplin

Cinematography

Gordon Pollock

Music

Charlie Chaplin

Editor

Charlie Chaplin

Themes

blindness and impaired visioneye operationoperationlove of one's lifesuicide attemptflower shopflower girltramploveblack and whitemillionairesilent film

Production House

Charles Chaplin Productions

Audience Score

83%

2,440 votes

Skip5%
Timepass12%
Go for it35%
Perfection48%

Where to watch

Region: IN

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

A Tramp

Virginia Cherrill

Virginia Cherrill

A Blind Girl

Florence Lee

Her Grandmother

Harry Myers

Harry Myers

An Eccentric Millionaire

Al Ernest Garcia

Al Ernest Garcia

His Butler

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

A Prizefighter

Albert Austin

Albert Austin

Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)

Eddie Baker

Eddie Baker

Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)

Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman

Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)

Buster Brodie

Buster Brodie

Bald Party Guest (uncredited)

Jeanne Carpenter

Jeanne Carpenter

Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)

Tom Dempsey

Tom Dempsey

Boxer (uncredited)

James Donnelly

Street Sweepers' Foreman (uncredited)

Ray Erlenborn

Newsboy (uncredited)

Robert Graves

Robert Graves

Police Officer (uncredited)

Charles Hammond

Street Passerby (uncredited)

Joseph Herrick

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Austen Jewell

Newsboy (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer, Producer

Gordon Pollock

Director of Photography

Harry Crocker

Harry Crocker

Screenplay

Roland Totheroh

Director of Photography

Willard Nico

Editor

Harry Carr

Harry Carr

Screenplay

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