Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 27m

City Lights

City Lights poster
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Cast
Charlie Chaplin as A Tramp Virginia Cherrill as A Blind Girl Florence Lee as Her Grandmother Harry Myers as An Eccentric Millionaire Al Ernest Garcia as His Butler Hank Mann as A Prizefighter
Crew
Roland Totheroh — Director of Photography Gordon Pollock — Director of Photography Willard Nico — Editor Charlie Chaplin — Editor Charlie Chaplin — Original Music Composer Harry Crocker — Screenplay
Tagline

True Blind Love

Synopsis

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.

Trailer City Lights — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
blindness and impaired visioneye operationoperationlove of one's lifesuicide attemptflower shopflower girltramploveblack and whitemillionairesilent film
Key Collaborators
Charlie Chaplin Director Roland Totheroh Director of Photography Gordon Pollock Director of Photography Willard Nico Editor Charlie Chaplin Editor Charlie Chaplin Original Music Composer Harry Crocker Screenplay Charlie Chaplin Screenplay Harry Carr Screenplay Charlie Chaplin Producer Henry Clive Production Design
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