The Circus
1928
1h 13min
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
Storyline
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
Released
29 January 1928
Runtime
1h 13min
Director
Budget
$9,000,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Charles Chaplin Productions
Cast
Charlie Chaplin
A Tramp
Al Ernest Garcia
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
Merna Kennedy
The Proprietor's Step-Daughter Merna, a Circus Rider
Harry Crocker
Rex, a Tight Rope Walker
George Davis
A Magician
Henry Bergman
An Old Clown
Tiny Sandford
The Head Property Man
John Rand
An Assistant Property Man
Steve Murphy
A Pickpocket
Albert Austin
Clown (uncredited)
Chester A. Bachman
Cop (uncredited)
Eugene Barry
Cop (uncredited)
Jack Bernard
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Cop (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Clown (uncredited)
Toraichi Kono
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
H.L. Kyle
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)
Betty Morrissey
The Vanishing Lady (uncredited)
Jack Pierce
Man Operating Ropes (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Hugh Saxon
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)
Doc Stone
The Prizefighter (uncredited)
Armand Triller
Clown (uncredited)
Max Tyron
Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
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