City Lights

City Lights

19311hr 27min
critics rating 95%95%
audience rating 95%95%

In de bruisende stadsstraten gevuld met wervelende dansers van materiële rijkdom, verschijnt een man als een baken van hoop: de lieve tramp. Gevoed door een hart, zowel pure als komische tegenslagen, alleen hij kan manoeuvreren, zijn wereld is voor altijd veranderd wanneer hij een blind bloemenmeisje tegenkomt, haar onschuldige uitzicht onbelemmerd door de afleiding van het zicht.

Achter zijn haveloze buitenkant ligt een standvastig diamanten hart dat helderder schijnt dan de stad verlicht zelf. Toch zullen zijn stille gebaren van liefde een hoopvol hart boeien of louter vluchtende schaduwen werpen? Duik in de pracht van onverwachte allianties en tedere bindingen die zijn gevormd buiten de grenzen van optredens in deze tijdloze klassieker die melodieën zingt tot het uithoudingsvermogen van liefde die zelfs stilte niet kan dempen. Graaf dieper voorbij het oppervlak van de oppervlakkige glans van de High Society, terwijl stadslichten je meenemen op een stralende reis van gelach, tranen en het adembenemende mysterie van het ongeziene.

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Hank Mann

A Prizefighter

Hank Mann

Henry Bergman

Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)

Henry Bergman

John Rand

Tramp Who Dives for Cigar (uncredited)

John Rand

Harry Myers

An Eccentric Millionaire

Harry Myers

Albert Austin

Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)

Albert Austin

Robert Parrish

Newsboy (uncredited)

Robert Parrish

Al Ernest Garcia

His Butler

Al Ernest Garcia

Edward Biby

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Edward Biby

Florence Wix

Woman Who Sits on Cigar (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Virginia Cherrill

A Blind Girl

Virginia Cherrill

Eddie Baker

Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)

Eddie Baker

Robert Graves

Police Officer (uncredited)

Robert Graves

Tiny Ward

Man in Elevator in Front of the Art Shop (uncredited)

Tiny Ward

James Donnelly

Street Sweepers' Foreman (uncredited)

James Donnelly

George Nardelli

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

George Nardelli

Jeanne Carpenter

Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)

Jeanne Carpenter

Charles Hammond

Street Passerby (uncredited)

Charles Hammond

Jack Sutherland

Tall Man at Party (uncredited)

Jack Sutherland

Buster Brodie

Bald Party Guest (uncredited)

Buster Brodie

Willie Keeler

Boxer (uncredited)

Willie Keeler

Leila McIntyre

Flower Shop Assistant (uncredited)

Leila McIntyre

Mark Strong

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Mark Strong

Stanhope Wheatcroft

Distinguished Gentleman in Cafe (uncredited)

Stanhope Wheatcroft

Tom Dempsey

Boxer (uncredited)

Tom Dempsey

Ray Erlenborn

Newsboy (uncredited)

Ray Erlenborn

W.C. Robinson

Man Who Throws Away Cigar (uncredited)

W.C. Robinson

Austen Jewell

Newsboy (uncredited)

Austen Jewell

Granville Redmond

Sculptor (uncredited)

Granville Redmond

Cy Slocum

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Cy Slocum

Florence Lee

Her Grandmother

Florence Lee

Tony Stabenau

Victorious Boxer - Later Knocked Out (uncredited)

Tony Stabenau

Marie Cooper

Dancer (uncredited)

Marie Cooper

Johnny Aber

Newsboy (uncredited)

Johnny Aber

Joe Van Meter

Burglar (uncredited)

Joe Van Meter

Margaret Oliver

Street Passerby (uncredited)

Margaret Oliver

Emmett Wagner

Second (uncredited)

Emmett Wagner

Joseph Herrick

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Joseph Herrick

Wyn Ritchie Evans

(uncredited)

Wyn Ritchie Evans

Harry Ayers

Cop (uncredited)

Harry Ayers

Jack Alexander

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Alexander

T.S. Alexander

Doctor (uncredited)

T.S. Alexander

Victor Alexander

Superstitious Boxer (uncredited)

Victor Alexander

Betty Blair

Woman at Center of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)

Betty Blair

Peter Diego

Man in Mix-Up with Coat and Hat (uncredited)

Peter Diego

Ruth Garcia

Woman at Left of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)

Ruth Garcia

Milton Gowman

Street Passerby (uncredited)

Milton Gowman

Ad Herman

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Ad Herman

A.B. Lane

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

A.B. Lane

Eddie McAuliffe

Eddie Mason - Boxer (uncredited)

Eddie McAuliffe

Mrs. Pope

Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)

Mrs. Pope

James Sheldon

Young Man (uncredited)

James Sheldon