The Circus

The Circus (1928)

The Circus is Here!

Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Release Date: 1928-01-29
User Rating: 7.971/10 from 782 ratings
Runtime: 1h 13min
Language: No Language
Production Company: Charles Chaplin Productions
Production Country: United States of America
Director: Charlie Chaplin

7.971/10

From 782 Ratings

Summary

Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.

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Cast
Crew

Charlie Chaplin

as A Tramp
Al Ernest Garcia

as The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
Merna Kennedy

as The Proprietor's Step-Daughter Merna, a Circus Rider
Harry Crocker

as Rex, a Tight Rope Walker
George Davis

as A Magician
Henry Bergman

as An Old Clown
Tiny Sandford

as The Head Property Man
John Rand

as An Assistant Property Man
Steve Murphy

as A Pickpocket
Albert Austin

as Clown (uncredited)
Chester A. Bachman

as Cop (uncredited)
Eugene Barry

as Cop (uncredited)
Jack Bernard

as Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone

as Cop (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin

as Clown (uncredited)
Toraichi Kono

as Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
H.L. Kyle

as Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)
Betty Morrissey

as The Vanishing Lady (uncredited)
Jack Pierce

as Man Operating Ropes (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans

as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Hugh Saxon

as Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)
Doc Stone

as The Prizefighter (uncredited)
Armand Triller

as Clown (uncredited)
Max Tyron

as Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)

Directing	Charlie Chaplin	Director
Writing	Charlie Chaplin	Writer
Art	Charles D. Hall	Art Direction
Camera	Mark Marlatt	Camera Operator
Crew	Toraichi Kono	Driver
Crew	Henry East	Animal Wrangler
Crew	Harry Crocker	Unit Publicist
Production	Al Ernest Garcia	Casting
Camera	Jack Wilson	Camera Operator
Sound	Alois Reiser	Conductor
Directing	Harry Crocker	Assistant Director
Crew	Tony Campanaro	Animal Wrangler
Crew	Charles Gay	Animal Wrangler
Directing	Della Steele	Script Supervisor
Camera	Roland Totheroh	Director of Photography
Production	Charlie Chaplin	Producer
Sound	Lambert Williamson	Music Arranger
Sound	Charlie Chaplin	Theme Song Performance
Editing	Charlie Chaplin	Editor
Sound	Charlie Chaplin	Music