poster
Now Streaming on Hotstar

Now Streaming

Watch Now

The Circus (1928)

06/01/1928 (US)Comedy, Family, Romance1h 12m
  • User
    Score
  • Play Trailer

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Charlie Chaplin

      Charlie Chaplin

      A Tramp

    2. Al Ernest Garcia

      Al Ernest Garcia

      The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master

    3. Merna Kennedy

      Merna Kennedy

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

    4. Harry Crocker

      Harry Crocker

      Rex, a Tight Rope Walker

    5. George Davis

      George Davis

      A Magician

    6. Henry Bergman

      Henry Bergman

      An Old Clown

    7. Tiny Sandford

      Tiny Sandford

      The Head Property Man

    8. John Rand

      John Rand

      An Assistant Property Man

    9. Steve Murphy

      Steve Murphy

      A Pickpocket

    Social

    • Reviews 1
    t

    A review by talisencrw

    10.0
    Written by talisencrw on Apr 13, 2016

    When I'm faced with challenges in my life, I am somewhat heartened by something I learned as a child, that an oyster has to be irritated by a grain of sand in order to eventually make a pearl. That knowledge always made the load I was carrying seem less significant, and helped me to see the light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. Cinematically speaking, at least in the fine age of silent movies, one of the most difficult gestation periods for the birth of a great film was the highly traumatic 11 months of production for one of Sir Charles Chaplin's masterpieces, 'The Circus'. I love bo...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$9,000,000.00

    Revenue-

    Keywords

    • circus
    • one-sided love
    • tramp
    • unrequited love
    • black and white
    • silent film
    • employer employee relationship