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City Lights

City Lights

Comedy • G • 1931 • 1 hr 27 min
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8.0
IMDb
8.5

In this sound-era silent film, a tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower seller.

Staring

Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers, Al Ernest Garcia, Hank Mann

Directed By

Charlie Chaplin

Written By

Charlie Chaplin, Harry Crocker, Harry Carr

Attributes

SimpleLight

Genre

ComedyRomanceDrama

Release Date

March 7, 1931

User Reviews

Pangy
Pangy
A beautiful love story with more comedy then modern romance films, it has more to say then films with words in it. Truly a funny masterpiece
Will Sutter
Will Sutter
Classic. May be the best silent movie ever
Connor
Connor
Peak silent cinema, if you want a good introduction to the genre, start here
Amos Healy
Amos Healy
A classic comedy movie that focuses a little too much on the comedy.
Jack Simpson
Jack Simpson
In a time where silent films where fading from the limelight, Charlie Chaplin delivers a classic. Essential viewing for any film lover
worldknight22
worldknight22
One of funniest movies even for a 90+ year old movie
matthewdoesntlikeit
matthewdoesntlikeit
One of the best of the silent-film era. If you’re a sucker for romantic comedies - you’ll be into this. Played for laughs a bit too much.
Dave
Dave
One of the finest movies ever made with a sublime balance of humor and tenderness.
Asaspades
Asaspades
The best Chaplin film. Hilarious and emotionally rich.
Lyndon
Lyndon
Sweet in the way only Chaplin's films can be. Funny and heartbreaking

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139 (3%)
279 (6%)
1,856 (42%)
2,164 (49%)
8.0 – Based on 4.4k ratings
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Cast & Crew

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie
Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie
Chaplin
Virginia Cherrill
Virginia
Cherrill
Harry Myers
Harry
Myers
Al Ernest Garcia
Al Ernest Garcia
Hank Mann
Hank
Mann
Albert Austin
Albert
Austin
Eddie Baker
Eddie
Baker
Henry Bergman
Henry
Bergman
Buster Brodie
Buster
Brodie
Jeanne Carpenter
Jeanne
Carpenter
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie
Chaplin
Harry Crocker
Harry
Crocker
Harry Carr
Harry
Carr

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