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The Circus (1928)

Director: Charles Chaplin

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Placing screen clowns within congenial environments (as with The Marx Brothers at the Circus) is one of the best ways to produce a bummer, but Chaplin manages to work a miracle, exploiting the various circus activities to richly comic effect. Charlie is chased through a hall of mirrors and trapped in a lion's cage the climax comes when he battles along a tightrope hampered by falling trousers and a clinging monkey. The set pieces are linked, none too neatly, by a framing story of disappointed love.

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Cast & crew

Director: Charles Chaplin

Producer: Charles Chaplin

Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, Allan Garcia, Harry Crocker, Henry Bergman full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 6 mins


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