• 1931

  Release Date

• January 30th, 1931

• Runtime

• 87 minutes

• Synopsis

• City Lights is the first silent film that Charlie Chaplin directed after he established himself with sound accompanied films. The film is about a penniless man who falls in love with a flower girl. The film was a great success and today is deemed a cult classic.

• CAST

• Charlie Chaplin - A Tramp,   Virginia Cherrill - A Blind Girl,   Florence Lee - Her Grandmother,   Harry Myers - An Eccentric Millionaire,   Al Ernest Garcia - His Butler,   Hank Mann - A Prizefighter,   Albert Austin - Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited),   Eddie Baker - Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited),   Henry Bergman - Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited),   Buster Brodie - Bald Party Guest (uncredited),   Jeanne Carpenter - Diner in Restaurant (uncredited),   Tom Dempsey - Boxer (uncredited),   James Donnelly - Street Sweepers' Foreman (uncredited),   Ray Erlenborn - Newsboy (uncredited),   Robert Graves - Police Officer (uncredited),   Charles Hammond - Street Passerby (uncredited),   Joseph Herrick - Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited),   Austen Jewell - Newsboy (uncredited),   Willie Keeler - Boxer (uncredited),   Robert Parrish - Newsboy (uncredited),   John Rand - Tramp Who Dives for Cigar (uncredited),   W.C. Robinson - Man Who Throws Away Cigar (uncredited),   Cy Slocum - Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited),   Tony Stabenau - Victorious Boxer - Later Knocked Out (uncredited),   Mark Strong - Man in Restaurant (uncredited),   Tiny Ward - Man in Elevator in Front of the Art Shop (uncredited),   Stanhope Wheatcroft - Distinguished Gentleman in Cafe (uncredited),   Florence Wix - Woman Who Sits on Cigar (uncredited),   Granville Redmond - Sculptor (uncredited),   Wyn Ritchie Evans - (uncredited),   Joe Van Meter - Burglar (uncredited),   Johnny Aber - Newsboy (uncredited),   Jack Alexander - Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited),   T.S. Alexander - Doctor (uncredited),   Victor Alexander - Superstitious Boxer (uncredited),   Harry Ayers - Cop (uncredited),   Edward Biby - Nightclub Patron (uncredited),   Betty Blair - Woman at Center of Table in Restaurant (uncredited),   Marie Cooper - Dancer (uncredited),   Peter Diego - Man in Mix-Up with Coat and Hat (uncredited),   Ruth Garcia - Woman at Left of Table in Restaurant (uncredited),   Milton Gowman - Street Passerby (uncredited),   Ad Herman - Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited),   A.B. Lane - Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited),   Eddie McAuliffe - Eddie Mason - Boxer (uncredited),   Leila McIntyre - Flower Shop Assistant (uncredited),   George Nardelli - Nightclub Patron (uncredited),   Margaret Oliver - Street Passerby (uncredited),   Mrs. Pope - Diner in Restaurant (uncredited),   James Sheldon - Young Man (uncredited),   Jack Sutherland - Tall Man at Party (uncredited),   Emmett Wagner - Second (uncredited)     

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