City Lights

City Lights (1931) — comedy, drama, romance film. Directed by Charlie Chaplin. Starring Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers. This page maps 2 characters and 1 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 8.2/10 from 2,576 votes.

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Story Analysis

A silent comedy exploring love, class disparity, and sacrifice through a destitute man's relentless pursuit to heal a blind flower girl.

Comedy, Drama, Romance · 8.2/10 · 87 min · 1931

Based On

Credits

Director

Charlie Chaplin
Cast

as A Tramp

Charlie Chaplin
Cast

as A Blind Girl

Virginia Cherrill
Cast

as Her Grandmother

Florence Lee
Cast

as An Eccentric Millionaire

Harry Myers
Cast

as His Butler

Al Ernest Garcia
Cast

as A Prizefighter

Hank Mann
Cast

as Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)

Albert Austin
Cast

as Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)

Eddie Baker
Cast

as Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)

Henry Bergman
Cast

as Bald Party Guest (uncredited)

Buster Brodie
Cast

as Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)

Jeanne Carpenter
Cast

as Boxer (uncredited)

Tom Dempsey

Universe & Franchise Timeline

City Lights is title 3 of 5 in the Charlie Chaplin Classic Films release order. Previous: The Gold Rush (1925). Next: Modern Times (1936).

Related Movies & Series

Modern Times (1936) — Spin-off

Videos

City Lights (1931) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
Amy Madigan on CITY LIGHTS
Mark Kermode reviews City Lights (1931) | BFI Player
Buck Henry on CITY LIGHTS
City Lights Spaghetti

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Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q238211), public domain (CC0).