The Circus

The Circus

1928/01/06 • $9,000,000 • Released • No Language

Comedy
Family
Romance
8.0
1h 12m

The Circus is Here!

Overview

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

Director : Charlie Chaplin

Casts
Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

A Tramp

Al Ernest Garcia

Al Ernest Garcia

The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master

Merna Kennedy

Merna Kennedy

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

Harry Crocker

Harry Crocker

Rex, a Tight Rope Walker

George Davis

George Davis

A Magician

Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman

An Old Clown

Tiny Sandford

Tiny Sandford

The Head Property Man

John Rand

John Rand

An Assistant Property Man

Steve Murphy

Steve Murphy

A Pickpocket

Albert Austin

Albert Austin

Clown (uncredited)

Chester A. Bachman

Chester A. Bachman

Cop (uncredited)

Eugene Barry

Cop (uncredited)

Jack Bernard

Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Cop (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin

Clown (uncredited)

Toraichi Kono

Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

H.L. Kyle

Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

Betty Morrissey

Betty Morrissey

The Vanishing Lady (uncredited)

Jack Pierce

Jack Pierce

Man Operating Ropes (uncredited)

Wyn Ritchie Evans

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Hugh Saxon

Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

Doc Stone

The Prizefighter (uncredited)

Armand Triller

Clown (uncredited)

Max Tyron

Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)

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