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City Lights

1931 1h 27m
Comedy Drama Romance
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8.2/10
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City Lights

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.

"True Blind Love"

Top Billed Cast

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
A Tramp
Virginia Cherrill
Virginia Cherrill
A Blind Girl
Florence Lee
Florence Lee
Her Grandmother
Harry Myers
Harry Myers
An Eccentric Millionaire
Al Ernest Garcia
Al Ernest Garcia
His Butler
Hank Mann
Hank Mann
A Prizefighter
Albert Austin
Albert Austin
Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
Eddie Baker
Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2024-07-14

Virginia 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 he wakes up with the mother of all hangovers next morning, though, he has never a clue who the tramp is and so gets his butler to send him packing. Meantime, still determined to help...