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Overview
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Release Date:
6 February 1931 (USA)
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Plot:
The Tramp struggles to help a blind flower girl he has fallen in love with. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Tramp
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Love
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Little Tramp
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Benefactor
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Operation
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Awards:
1 win
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NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
A-z Movie Reviews – C’s
(From HeyUGuys. 4 November 2009, 5:00 AM, PST)
San Jose Theatre Presents 'Another Night Before Christmas' Nov. 19 - Dec. 20
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 25 October 2009, 11:35 AM, PDT)
(From HeyUGuys. 4 November 2009, 5:00 AM, PST)
San Jose Theatre Presents 'Another Night Before Christmas' Nov. 19 - Dec. 20
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 25 October 2009, 11:35 AM, PDT)
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A one-man virtuoso performance …
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Virginia Cherrill | ... | A Blind Girl |
| Florence Lee | ... | The Blind Girl's Grandmother |
| Harry Myers | ... | An Eccentric Millionaire |
| Al Ernest Garcia | ... | The Eccentric Millionaire's Butler (as Allan Garcia) |
| Hank Mann | ... | A Prizefighter |
 | Charles Chaplin | ... | A Tramp (as Charlie Chaplin) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime (USA) (copyright title)
Lichter der Großstadt (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Luces de la ciudad (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Byens lys (Denmark) [da]
Kaupungin valot (Finland) [fi]
Les lumières de la ville (France) [fr]
Lichter der Großstadt - Eine Komödien-Romance als Pantomime (Germany) [de]
Luci della città (Italy) [it]
Luzes da Cidade (Brazil) [pt]
Luzes na Cidade (Portugal) [pt]
Orot Ha-Krah (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Stadens ljus (Sweden) [sv]
Swiatla wielkiego miasta (Poland) [pl]
Ta fota tis poleos (Greece) [el]
Ta fota tis polis (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
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Lichter der Großstadt (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Luces de la ciudad (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Byens lys (Denmark) [da]
Kaupungin valot (Finland) [fi]
Les lumières de la ville (France) [fr]
Lichter der Großstadt - Eine Komödien-Romance als Pantomime (Germany) [de]
Luci della città (Italy) [it]
Luzes da Cidade (Brazil) [pt]
Luzes na Cidade (Portugal) [pt]
Orot Ha-Krah (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Stadens ljus (Sweden) [sv]
Swiatla wielkiego miasta (Poland) [pl]
Ta fota tis poleos (Greece) [el]
Ta fota tis polis (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
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Runtime:
83 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1 more
Certification:
France:U |
Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating) |
Spain:T |
West Germany:12 (1951) |
Germany:6 (re-rating: 1997) |
USA:G (1972) |
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) |
South Korea:All |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Chile:TE |
Denmark:A (2003) |
Norway:7 |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U
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Trivia:
Winston Churchill visited the set, and Charles Chaplin took a break to make a short film with him.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: 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.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Producers (1968)
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List: Wacky boxingIs this movie based on a novel?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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Once again Chaplin plays his famous creation, the beloved Tramp… The noble Little Fellow meets and falls in love with a blind flower girl… She assumes he is wealthy man and offers him a flower, which he attentively accepts with his last penny…
One night by chance he rescues a drunken millionaire from drowning… The rich gentleman becomes a generous friend when drunk but doesn't recognize the tramp when sober… Chaplin takes the blind girl under his wing, and takes flight with the millionaire's money to cure her blindness…
"City Lights" engaged a true genius in a graceful and touching performance which arouses profound feelings and joy with great simplicity of style and tragic tale… Each scene was the result of hard-working detail and planning…