City Lights
True Blind Love
1931 • 87 min • Comedy · Drama · Romance
Synopsis
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.
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Director: Charlie Chaplin • Crew: Harry Crocker, Charlie Chaplin, Harry Carr
Charlie Chaplin
A Tramp
Virginia Cherrill
A Blind Girl
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Florence Lee
Her Grandmother
Harry Myers
An Eccentric Millionaire
Al Ernest Garcia
His Butler
Hank Mann
A Prizefighter
Albert Austin
Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
Buster Brodie
Bald Party Guest (uncredited)
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Critic reviews
freshVirginia 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 way of appreciation invites him to a party at his mansion, then to a series of evening entertainments. Thing is, when...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 8.2/10 (2,496)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Box office
- $4,250,000
- IMDb
- tt0021749
- Official site
- www.charliechaplin.com
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