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Charlie ChaplinTramp
Virginia CherrillA Blind Girl
Harry MyersAn Eccentric Millionaire
Al Ernest GarciaThe Millionaire's Butler James
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 CarpenterExtra in Restaurant Scene (uncredited)
Charlie ChaplinDirector
Charlie ChaplinScreenplay
Harry CrockerScreenplay
Harry CarrScreenplay
Gordon PollockDirector of Photography
Roland TotherohDirector of Photography
Charlie ChaplinOriginal Music Composer
Charlie ChaplinProducer

City Lights

Charlie Chaplin · 1931 · 87 minutes · USA
City Lights Poster

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

Charlie ChaplinTramp
Virginia CherrillA Blind Girl
Harry MyersAn Eccentric Millionaire
Al Ernest GarciaThe Millionaire's Butler James
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 CarpenterExtra in Restaurant Scene (uncredited)
Charlie ChaplinDirector
Charlie ChaplinScreenplay
Harry CrockerScreenplay
Harry CarrScreenplay
Gordon PollockDirector of Photography
Roland TotherohDirector of Photography
Charlie ChaplinOriginal Music Composer
Charlie ChaplinProducer
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Sight & Sound 1962 Critics Poll

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Cahiers du Cinéma’s 100 Greatest Films

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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998)

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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (2007)

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Sight & Sound 2012 Critics Poll

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Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll

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