City Lights (1931)

87 min · Romantic Comedy, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy drama, romantic comedy film, tragicomedy

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Directors

Charlie Chaplin

Cast

Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Al Ernest Garcia, Hank Mann

The story

The unveiling of a new monument to "Peace and Prosperity" reveals the Little Tramp asleep in the lap of one of the sculpted figures. He escapes the assembly's fury and roams the city. The Tramp encounters a flower girl on a street corner.

Catalogue themes and tags

Alkoholiker, Anti Hero, Benefactor, Blindness and Impaired Vision, Boxing match, Boxkämpfer, Burglar, Crazy Love, Denkmal, Drunk, Entlassung, Europe, Eye Operation, Flower Girl, Flower Shop, Flucht, Flush, Gefängnis, Geld, Geldnot, Hand, Homeless Person, Kritik am System, Love of One's Life, Poverty, Procession, Reichtum, Rent, Rettung, Rose, Schluckauf, Sparkling Wine, Stadt Wien, Street sweeper, Suicide Attempt, Tramp, Villa, Whistle, Wrong Suspect, bester Freund, millionar, Romantic comedy, Silent film, Black-and-white, Drama, Comedy, Romantic drama, Romance Film

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy drama, romantic comedy film, tragicomedy

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