City Lights (1931)
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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.
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... A Tramp
... A Blind Girl
... Her Grandmother
... An Eccentric Millionaire
... His Butler
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Virginia Cherrill charmingly plays a young, blind, flower seller whom the tramp (Charlie Chaplin) falls for, hook line and sinker. Later that night, he is crossing a bridge when he encounters a suicidal, dipso, millionaire (Harry Myers) whom he convinces to hang about for a while longer, and who by way of appreciation invites him to a party at his mansion, then to a series of evening entertainments. Thing is, when he wakes up with the mother of all hangovers next morning, though, he has never a clue who the tramp is and so gets his butler to send him packing. Meantime, still determined to help his new love, our kindly vagrant reads in a newspaper that there might be might be a cure for her blindness - but it will be expensive. His boozy buddy offers him $1,000 to help but when, as usual in the morning, he sobers up and denies all knowledge of the "gift". The police are called and things now take a series of unhappy turns that force the tramp to think of other ways of raising the cash. This challenge is especially spurned on when he discovers that she has left her usual selling spot and is now quite poorly and being taken care of by her grandmother (Florence Lee) - and they are facing eviction. It's probably his attempts at boxing that provide for most of the entertainment here, but there are plenty of other humorous exploits - especially between him and Myers and the scenes with Cherrill are touching and joyous, too. Chaplin keeps the pace moving along well with plenty of variety in a film that's a gem to watch.
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Release Date:
1931-02-06
Run Time:
87 min
MMPA Rating:
G
Reviews of
City Lights
Virginia Cherrill charmingly plays a young, blind, flower seller whom the tramp (Charlie Chaplin) falls for, hook line and sinker. Later that night, he is crossing a bridge when he encounters a suicidal, dipso, millionaire (Harry Myers) whom he convinces to hang about for a while longer, and who by way of appreciation invites him to a party at his mansion, then to a series of evening entertainments. Thing is, when he wakes up with the mother of all hangovers next morning, though, he has never a clue who the tramp is and so gets his butler to send him packing. Meantime, still determined to help his new love, our kindly vagrant reads in a newspaper that there might be might be a cure for her blindness - but it will be expensive. His boozy buddy offers him $1,000 to help but when, as usual in the morning, he sobers up and denies all knowledge of the "gift". The police are called and things now take a series of unhappy turns that force the tramp to think of other ways of raising the cash. This challenge is especially spurned on when he discovers that she has left her usual selling spot and is now quite poorly and being taken care of by her grandmother (Florence Lee) - and they are facing eviction. It's probably his attempts at boxing that provide for most of the entertainment here, but there are plenty of other humorous exploits - especially between him and Myers and the scenes with Cherrill are touching and joyous, too. Chaplin keeps the pace moving along well with plenty of variety in a film that's a gem to watch.
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City Lights
Cast
... A Tramp
... A Blind Girl
... Her Grandmother
... An Eccentric Millionaire
... His Butler
... A Prizefighter
... Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)
... Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)
... Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
... Bald Party Guest (uncredited)
... Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
... Boxer (uncredited)
... Street Sweepers' Foreman (uncredited)
... Newsboy (uncredited)
... Police Officer (uncredited)
... Street Passerby (uncredited)
... Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
... Newsboy (uncredited)
... Boxer (uncredited)
... Newsboy (uncredited)
... Tramp Who Dives for Cigar (uncredited)
... Man Who Throws Away Cigar (uncredited)
... Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
... Victorious Boxer - Later Knocked Out (uncredited)
... Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
... Man in Elevator in Front of the Art Shop (uncredited)
... Distinguished Gentleman in Cafe (uncredited)
... Woman Who Sits on Cigar (uncredited)
... Sculptor (uncredited)
... (uncredited)
... Burglar (uncredited)
... Newsboy (uncredited)
... Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
... Doctor (uncredited)
... Superstitious Boxer (uncredited)
... Cop (uncredited)
... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
... Woman at Center of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)
... Dancer (uncredited)
... Man in Mix-Up with Coat and Hat (uncredited)
... Woman at Left of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)
... Street Passerby (uncredited)
... Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
... Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
... Eddie Mason - Boxer (uncredited)
... Flower Shop Assistant (uncredited)
... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
... Street Passerby (uncredited)
... Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
... Young Man (uncredited)
... Tall Man at Party (uncredited)
... Second (uncredited)
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... Director of Photography
... Screenplay
... Producer
... Director of Photography
... Screenplay
... Editor
... Original Music Composer
... Casting
... Editor
... Director
... Screenplay
... Production Design
... Driver
... Assistant Director
... Set Decoration
... Assistant Director
... Additional Music
... Unit Publicist
... Music Director
... Assistant Director
... Production Manager
... Gaffer
... Camera Operator
... Script Supervisor
... Sound Supervisor
... Still Photographer
... Still Photographer
... Music Arranger
... Music Arranger
... Publicist
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