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The Circus( 1928)

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The Circus is Here!

Overview

Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Charlie Chaplin

      A Tramp

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      Al Ernest Garcia

      The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master

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      Merna Kennedy

      The Proprietor's Step-Daughter Merna, a Circus Rider

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      Harry Crocker

      Rex, a Tight Rope Walker

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      George Davis

      A Magician

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      Henry Bergman

      An Old Clown

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      Tiny Sandford

      The Head Property Man

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      John Rand

      An Assistant Property Man

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      Steve Murphy

      A Pickpocket

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      Albert Austin

      Clown (uncredited)

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      Chester A. Bachman

      Cop (uncredited)

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      Eugene Barry

      Cop (uncredited)

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      Jack Bernard

      Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

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      Stanley Blystone

      Cop (uncredited)

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      Heinie Conklin

      Clown (uncredited)

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      Toraichi Kono

      Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

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      H.L. Kyle

      Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

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      Betty Morrissey

      The Vanishing Lady (uncredited)

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      Jack Pierce

      Man Operating Ropes (uncredited)

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      Wyn Ritchie Evans

      Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

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      Hugh Saxon

      Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

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      Doc Stone

      The Prizefighter (uncredited)

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      Armand Triller

      Clown (uncredited)

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      Max Tyron

      Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)

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    A review by talisencrw

    10
    Written by talisencrw on Wed Apr 13 2016
    When I'm faced with challenges in my life, I am somewhat heartened by something I learned as a child, that an oyster has to be irritated by a grain of sand in order to eventually make a pearl. That knowledge always made the load I was carrying seem less significant, and helped me to see the light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. Cinematically speaking, at least in the fine age of silent movies, one of the most difficult gestation periods for the birth of a great film was the highly traumatic 11 months of production for one of Sir Charles Chaplin's masterpieces, 'The Circus'. I love bot...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    9000000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • circus
    • tramp
    • black and white
    • silent film
    • employer employee relationship
    • little tramp
    • preserved film