City Lights Movie Review 1931

Masterpiece that was Chaplin's last silent film. The "Little Tramp" falls in love with a blind flower seller. A series of lucky accidents permits him to get the money she needs for a sight-restoring surgery. One of the most eloquent movies ever filmed, due to Chaplin's keen balance between comedy and tragedy.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 86 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Silent Films, Blindness, Homeless, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Charlie Chaplin

Cast

Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Hank Mann, Harry C. (Henry) Myers, Henry Bergman, Jean Harlow

Cinematography

Roland H. Totheroh, Gordon Pollock

Director

Charlie Chaplin

Music

Alfred Newman, Charlie Chaplin

Producer

United Artists

Awards

AFI 1998: Top 100, Natl. Film Reg. 1991.