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| 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) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jack Alexander | ... | Extra in boxing scene (uncredited) | |
| T.S. Alexander | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Victor Alexander | ... | Superstitious boxer (uncredited) | |
| Albert Austin | ... | Street sweeper / Eddie Mason, a crook (uncredited) | |
| Harry Ayers | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Baker | ... | Boxing fight referee (uncredited) | |
| Henry Bergman | ... | Mayor / Blind Girl's downstairs neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Betty Blair | ... | Woman at center of table in restaurant (uncredited) | |
| Jeanne Carpenter | ... | Extra in restaurant scene (uncredited) | |
| Marie Cooper | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Tom Dempsey | ... | Boxer (uncredited) | |
| Peter Diego | ... | Man in mix-up with coat and hat (uncredited) | |
| James Donnelly | ... | Steet sweepers foreman (uncredited) | |
| Ray Erlenborn | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) | |
| Mrs. Garcia | ... | Woman at left of table in restaurant (uncredited) | |
| Milton Gowman | ... | Extra in street scene (uncredited) | |
| Robert Graves | ... | Police Officer (uncredited) | |
| Charles Hammond | ... | Extra in street scene (uncredited) | |
| Jean Harlow | ... | Extra in restaurant scene (uncredited) | |
| Ad Herman | ... | Extra in boxing scene (uncredited) | |
| Joseph Herrick | ... | Extra in boxing scene (uncredited) | |
| Mrs. Hyams | ... | Flower shop assistant (uncredited) | |
| Austen Jewell | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) | |
| Willie Keeler | ... | Boxer (uncredited) | |
| A.B. Lane | ... | Extra in boxing scene (uncredited) | |
| Eddie McAuliffe | ... | Eddie Mason, boxer (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Oliver | ... | Extra in street scene (uncredited) | |
| Robert Parrish | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) | |
| Mrs. Pope | ... | Extra in restaurant scene (uncredited) | |
| John Rand | ... | Tramp who dives for cigar (uncredited) | |
| Granville Redmond | ... | Sculptor (uncredited) | |
| W.C. Robinson | ... | Man who throws away cigar (uncredited) | |
| Cy Slocum | ... | Extra in boxing scene (uncredited) | |
| Tony Stabenau | ... | Victorious boxer, later knocked-out (uncredited) | |
| Mark Strong | ... | Man in Restaurant (uncredited) | |
| Jack Sutherland | ... | Tall man at party (uncredited) | |
| Joe Van Meter | ... | Burglar (uncredited) | |
| Emmett Wagner | ... | Second (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) | |
Directed by | |||
| Charles Chaplin | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Charles Chaplin | writer | |
| Harry Clive | uncredited | |
| Harry Crocker | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Charles Chaplin | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Charles Chaplin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Gordon Pollock | |||
| Roland Totheroh | (as Rollie Totheroh) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Charles Chaplin | (uncredited) | ||
| Willard Nico | (uncredited) | ||
Casting by | |||
| Al Ernest Garcia | (uncredited) | ||
Production Management | |||
| Alfred Reeves | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Albert Austin | .... | assistant director | |
| Henry Bergman | .... | assistant director | |
| Harry Crocker | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Charles D. Hall | .... | settings | |
Sound Department | |||
| Theodore Reed | .... | sound supervisor (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Ralph Barton | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Mark Marlatt | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Frank Testera | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Carl Davis | .... | conductor (1989 score) | |
| Arthur Johnston | .... | music arranger | |
| Alfred Newman | .... | musical director | |
| José Padilla | .... | composer: theme "Flower Girl" | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Toraichi Kono | .... | driver: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Harry Crocker | .... | unit publicist (uncredited) | |
| Carlyle Robinson | .... | press representative (uncredited) | |
| Della Steele | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
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Chaplin takes himself a little more seriously in City Lights, and the results are spectacular. The musical score which Chaplin composed for the film was one of the many highlights, and even though Charlie's performance is much more dramatic than usual in some scenes, the hilarious comedy for which he is known and loved is still abundant.
City Lights is so well made that it is one of the very few movies in which the obvious flaws can be gladly overlooked. Yes, you can clearly see the string holding Chaplin up in the sidesplittingly funny boxing scene, but who cares? That is such classic slapstick that little things like that really don't matter. Besides, let's keep in mind that this movie was made seventy years ago.
Chaplin does a phenomenal job in his traditional role of the tramp, and develops a perfectly convincing romantic relationship with the blind flower girl on the sidewalk. His friendship with the drunken rich guy is hilarious, but it also makes a significant comment about the problems of alcohol. This is truly a great film, which should not be forgotten.