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City Lights

8.3

Released February 06, 1931Runtime 1h 27min

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Charles Chaplin Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $1,500,000
Revenue: $4,250,000
Profit/Loss: $2,750,000

Stream

Rent

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Cast

Charlie ChaplinA Tramp

Virginia CherrillA Blind Girl

Florence LeeHer Grandmother

Harry MyersAn Eccentric Millionaire

Al Ernest GarciaHis Butler

Hank MannA Prizefighter

Albert AustinStreet Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)

Eddie BakerBoxing Fight Referee (uncredited)

Henry BergmanMayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)

Buster BrodieBald Party Guest (uncredited)

Jeanne CarpenterDiner in Restaurant (uncredited)

Tom DempseyBoxer (uncredited)

James DonnellyStreet Sweepers' Foreman (uncredited)

Ray ErlenbornNewsboy (uncredited)

Robert GravesPolice Officer (uncredited)

Charles HammondStreet Passerby (uncredited)

Joseph HerrickBoxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Austen JewellNewsboy (uncredited)

Willie KeelerBoxer (uncredited)

Robert ParrishNewsboy (uncredited)

John RandTramp Who Dives for Cigar (uncredited)

W.C. RobinsonMan Who Throws Away Cigar (uncredited)

Cy SlocumBoxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Tony StabenauVictorious Boxer - Later Knocked Out (uncredited)

Mark StrongMan in Restaurant (uncredited)

Tiny WardMan in Elevator in Front of the Art Shop (uncredited)

Stanhope WheatcroftDistinguished Gentleman in Cafe (uncredited)

Florence WixWoman Who Sits on Cigar (uncredited)

Granville RedmondSculptor (uncredited)

Wyn Ritchie Evans(uncredited)

Joe Van MeterBurglar (uncredited)

Johnny AberNewsboy (uncredited)

Jack AlexanderBoxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

T.S. AlexanderDoctor (uncredited)

Victor AlexanderSuperstitious Boxer (uncredited)

Harry AyersCop (uncredited)

Edward BibyNightclub Patron (uncredited)

Betty BlairWoman at Center of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)

Marie CooperDancer (uncredited)

Peter DiegoMan in Mix-Up with Coat and Hat (uncredited)

Ruth GarciaWoman at Left of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)

Milton GowmanStreet Passerby (uncredited)

Ad HermanBoxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

A.B. LaneBoxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Eddie McAuliffeEddie Mason - Boxer (uncredited)

Leila McIntyreFlower Shop Assistant (uncredited)

George NardelliNightclub Patron (uncredited)

Margaret OliverStreet Passerby (uncredited)

Mrs. PopeDiner in Restaurant (uncredited)

James SheldonYoung Man (uncredited)

Jack SutherlandTall Man at Party (uncredited)

Emmett WagnerSecond (uncredited)

Crew

Charlie ChaplinDirector

Albert AustinAssistant Director

Harry CrockerAssistant Director

Henry BergmanAssistant Director

Della SteeleScript Supervisor

Harry CrockerScreenplay

Charlie ChaplinScreenplay

Harry CarrScreenplay

Charlie ChaplinProducer

Al Ernest GarciaCasting

Alfred ReevesProduction Manager

Carlyle RobinsonPublicist

Gordon PollockDirector of Photography

Roland TotherohDirector of Photography

Charlie ChaplinEditor

Charlie ChaplinOriginal Music Composer

Willard NicoEditor

Henry CliveProduction Design

Toraichi KonoDriver

Charles D. HallSet Decoration

José PadillaAdditional Music

Harry CrockerUnit Publicist

Alfred NewmanMusic Director

Frank TesteraGaffer

Mark MarlattCamera Operator

Theodore ReedSound Supervisor

Edward B. AndersonStill Photographer

Ralph BartonStill Photographer

Arthur JohnstonMusic Arranger

Alfred NewmanMusic Arranger

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Reviews

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...