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ComedyDramaRomance

City Lights

- True Blind Love

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.

Release Date : 1931-02-06

Language :No Language

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Charles Chaplin Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Character Name : A Tramp

Original Name : Charlie Chaplin

Gender : Male

Virginia Cherrill

Character Name : A Blind Girl

Original Name : Virginia Cherrill

Gender : Female

Florence Lee

Character Name : Her Grandmother

Original Name : Florence Lee

Gender : Female

Harry Myers

Character Name : An Eccentric Millionaire

Original Name : Harry Myers

Gender : Male

Al Ernest Garcia

Character Name : His Butler

Original Name : Al Ernest Garcia

Gender : Male

Hank Mann

Character Name : A Prizefighter

Original Name : Hank Mann

Gender : Male

Albert Austin

Character Name : Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Austin

Gender : Male

Eddie Baker

Character Name : Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Baker

Gender : Male

Henry Bergman

Character Name : Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Bergman

Gender : Male

Buster Brodie

Character Name : Bald Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Buster Brodie

Gender : Male

Jeanne Carpenter

Character Name : Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeanne Carpenter

Gender : Female

Tom Dempsey

Character Name : Boxer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Dempsey

Gender : Male

James Donnelly

Character Name : Street Sweepers' Foreman (uncredited)

Original Name : James Donnelly

Gender : Male

Ray Erlenborn

Character Name : Newsboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Erlenborn

Gender : Male

Robert Graves

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Graves

Gender : Male

Charles Hammond

Character Name : Street Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Hammond

Gender : Male

Joseph Herrick

Character Name : Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Herrick

Gender : Male

Austen Jewell

Character Name : Newsboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Austen Jewell

Gender : Male

Willie Keeler

Character Name : Boxer (uncredited)

Original Name : Willie Keeler

Gender : Male

Robert Parrish

Character Name : Newsboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Parrish

Gender : Male

John Rand

Character Name : Tramp Who Dives for Cigar (uncredited)

Original Name : John Rand

Gender : Male

W.C. Robinson

Character Name : Man Who Throws Away Cigar (uncredited)

Original Name : W.C. Robinson

Gender : Male

Cy Slocum

Character Name : Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Cy Slocum

Gender : Male

Tony Stabenau

Character Name : Victorious Boxer - Later Knocked Out (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Stabenau

Gender : Male

Mark Strong

Character Name : Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Strong

Gender : Male

Tiny Ward

Character Name : Man in Elevator in Front of the Art Shop (uncredited)

Original Name : Tiny Ward

Gender : Male

Stanhope Wheatcroft

Character Name : Distinguished Gentleman in Cafe (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanhope Wheatcroft

Gender : Male

Florence Wix

Character Name : Woman Who Sits on Cigar (uncredited)

Original Name : Florence Wix

Gender : Female

Granville Redmond

Character Name : Sculptor (uncredited)

Original Name : Granville Redmond

Gender : Male

Wyn Ritchie Evans

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Wyn Ritchie Evans

Gender : Female

Joe Van Meter

Character Name : Burglar (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Van Meter

Gender : Male

Johnny Aber

Character Name : Newsboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Aber

Gender : Male

Jack Alexander

Character Name : Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Alexander

Gender : Male

T.S. Alexander

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : T.S. Alexander

Gender : Male

Victor Alexander

Character Name : Superstitious Boxer (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Alexander

Gender : Male

Harry Ayers

Character Name : Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Ayers

Gender : Male

Edward Biby

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Biby

Gender : Male

Betty Blair

Character Name : Woman at Center of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)

Original Name : Betty Blair

Gender : Male

Marie Cooper

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Marie Cooper

Gender : Male

Peter Diego

Character Name : Man in Mix-Up with Coat and Hat (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Diego

Gender : Male

Ruth Garcia

Character Name : Woman at Left of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Garcia

Gender : Male

Milton Gowman

Character Name : Street Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Milton Gowman

Gender : Male

Ad Herman

Character Name : Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Ad Herman

Gender : Male

A.B. Lane

Character Name : Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : A.B. Lane

Gender : Male

Eddie McAuliffe

Character Name : Eddie Mason - Boxer (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie McAuliffe

Gender : Male

Leila McIntyre

Character Name : Flower Shop Assistant (uncredited)

Original Name : Leila McIntyre

Gender : Female

George Nardelli

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : George Nardelli

Gender : Male

Margaret Oliver

Character Name : Street Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Margaret Oliver

Gender : Male

Mrs. Pope

Character Name : Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)

Original Name : Mrs. Pope

Gender : Female

James Sheldon

Character Name : Young Man (uncredited)

Original Name : James Sheldon

Gender : Male

Jack Sutherland

Character Name : Tall Man at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Sutherland

Gender : Male

Emmett Wagner

Character Name : Second (uncredited)

Original Name : Emmett Wagner

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-07-14

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.