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City Lights

"True Blind Love"

1931-02-06 Comedy 1hr 27m

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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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.

  • Released
    1931-02-06
  • Revenue
    $4,250,000
  • Budget
    $1,500,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 27m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    No Language
  • imdb-logo
    8.5
  • Production
    Charles Chaplin Productions

Crew

Charlie Chaplin
Director
Harry Crocker
Screenplay
Charlie Chaplin
Producer
Keywords:
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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)
Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman
Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
Buster Brodie

Buster Brodie
Bald Party Guest (uncredited)
Jeanne Carpenter

Jeanne Carpenter
Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
Tom Dempsey

Tom Dempsey
Boxer (uncredited)
James Donnelly

James Donnelly
Street Sweepers' Foreman (uncredited)
Ray Erlenborn

Ray Erlenborn
Newsboy (uncredited)
Robert Graves

Robert Graves
Police Officer (uncredited)
Charles Hammond

Charles Hammond
Street Passerby (uncredited)
Joseph Herrick

Joseph Herrick
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Austen Jewell

Austen Jewell
Newsboy (uncredited)
Willie Keeler

Willie Keeler
Boxer (uncredited)
Robert Parrish

Robert Parrish
Newsboy (uncredited)
John Rand

John Rand
Tramp Who Dives for Cigar (uncredited)
W.C. Robinson

W.C. Robinson
Man Who Throws Away Cigar (uncredited)
Cy Slocum

Cy Slocum
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Tony Stabenau

Tony Stabenau
Victorious Boxer - Later Knocked Out (uncredited)
Mark Strong

Mark Strong
Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Tiny Ward

Tiny Ward
Man in Elevator in Front of the Art Shop (uncredited)
Stanhope Wheatcroft

Stanhope Wheatcroft
Distinguished Gentleman in Cafe (uncredited)
Florence Wix

Florence Wix
Woman Who Sits on Cigar (uncredited)
Granville Redmond

Granville Redmond
Sculptor (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans

Wyn Ritchie Evans
(uncredited)
Joe Van Meter

Joe Van Meter
Burglar (uncredited)
Johnny Aber

Johnny Aber
Newsboy (uncredited)
Jack Alexander

Jack Alexander
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
T.S. Alexander

T.S. Alexander
Doctor (uncredited)
Victor Alexander

Victor Alexander
Superstitious Boxer (uncredited)
Harry Ayers

Harry Ayers
Cop (uncredited)
Edward Biby

Edward Biby
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Betty Blair

Betty Blair
Woman at Center of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)
Marie Cooper

Marie Cooper
Dancer (uncredited)
Peter Diego

Peter Diego
Man in Mix-Up with Coat and Hat (uncredited)
Ruth Garcia

Ruth Garcia
Woman at Left of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)
Milton Gowman

Milton Gowman
Street Passerby (uncredited)
Ad Herman

Ad Herman
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
A.B. Lane

A.B. Lane
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Eddie McAuliffe

Eddie McAuliffe
Eddie Mason - Boxer (uncredited)
Leila McIntyre

Leila McIntyre
Flower Shop Assistant (uncredited)
George Nardelli

George Nardelli
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Margaret Oliver

Margaret Oliver
Street Passerby (uncredited)
Mrs. Pope

Mrs. Pope
Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
James Sheldon

James Sheldon
Young Man (uncredited)
Jack Sutherland

Jack Sutherland
Tall Man at Party (uncredited)
Emmett Wagner

Emmett Wagner
Second (uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-07-14

Virginia Cherrill charmingly plays a young, blind, flower seller whom the tramp (Charlie Chaplin) falls for, hook line and sinker. Later tha... read more

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 his new love, our kindly vagrant reads in a newspaper that there might be might be a cure for her blindness - but it will be expensive. His boozy buddy offers him $1,000 to help but when, as usual in the morning, he sobers up and denies all knowledge of the "gift". The police are called and things now take a series of unhappy turns that force the tramp to think of other ways of raising the cash. This challenge is especially spurned on when he discovers that she has left her usual selling spot and is now quite poorly and being taken care of by her grandmother (Florence Lee) - and they are facing eviction. It's probably his attempts at boxing that provide for most of the entertainment here, but there are plenty of other humorous exploits - especially between him and Myers and the scenes with Cherrill are touching and joyous, too. Chaplin keeps the pace moving along well with plenty of variety in a film that's a gem to watch.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

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) who...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 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 suicid...

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