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City Lights (1931)

G 87 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   7 March 1931 (USA)
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The Tramp struggles to help a blind flower girl he has fallen in love with.

Director:

Charles Chaplin
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Virginia Cherrill Virginia Cherrill ...
Florence Lee Florence Lee ...
Her Grandmother
Harry Myers Harry Myers ...
An Eccentric Millionaire
Al Ernest Garcia Al Ernest Garcia ...
His Butler (as Allan Garcia)
Hank Mann Hank Mann ...
A Prizefighter
Charles Chaplin ...
A Tramp (as Charlie Chaplin)
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Storyline

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind girl. Her family is in financial trouble. The tramp's on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor. Written by John J. Magee <magee@helix.mgh.harvard.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Tramp | Blind | Operation | Love | Little Tramp  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$19,181 (USA) (6 July 2007)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Silent  | Mono (musical score)

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1
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Trivia

Charles Chaplin re-shot the scene in which the Little Tramp buys a flower from the blind flower-girl 342 times, as he could not find a satisfactory way of showing that the blind flower-girl thought that the mute tramp was wealthy. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the scene when the Tramp and the Millionaire are drinking champagne with the burglars in the house. The Tramp places the glasses on the table behind them. When one of the burglar come up behind them the glasses are gone. See more »

Quotes

The Tramp: Can you see now?
A Blind Girl: Yes, I can see now.
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Connections

Featured in "See Hear: Episode #31.35" (2012) See more »

Soundtracks

"Tomorrow the Sun Will Shine"
(1931) (uncredited)
Music by Charles Chaplin See more »