City Lights (1931) | |
| Director(s) | Charlie Chaplin |
| Producer(s) | Charlie Chaplin (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Silent Films |
| Top Topics | Alcohol, Mistaken Identity, Money, Rags to Riches, Romance (Comic), Romance (Drama) |
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City Lights Overview:
City Lights (1931) was a Silent Films - Drama Film directed by Charlie Chaplin and produced by Charlie Chaplin.
SYNOPSIS
A Chaplin masterpiece (and last silent film - he resisted as long as possible) about a blind girl who is restored to sight with the help and love of Chaplin's Little Tramp, who stumbles into the money for her eye surgery. A must even for those who think they don't like silent film.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
.City Lights was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991.
BlogHub Articles:
Becker (1998) s01e07 – City Lights
on Sep 18, 2019 From The Stop ButtonOnce again? I?m wondering how long it takes for ?Becker? to start getting really good. I remember it being really good at some points. Like whole seasons. This episode?s all about the streetlight outside Ted Danson?s apartment flickering and him trying to get it fixed. He?s not going to get the city... Read full article
Becker (1998) s01e07 – City Lights
on Sep 18, 2019 From The Stop ButtonOnce again? I?m wondering how long it takes for ?Becker? to start getting really good. I remember it being really good at some points. Like whole seasons. This episode?s all about the streetlight outside Ted Danson?s apartment flickering and him trying to get it fixed. He?s not going to get the city... Read full article
CITY LIGHTS ( 1931 )
By Theresa Brown on Jan 5, 2016 From CineMaven's Essays from the Couch?CITY LIGHTS? reeled me in. It pulled me by the string and led me where it wanted me to go. And I was a willing participant. Why did I misjudge NYC?s Film Forum audience. Showtime was 11:00am this past Sunday. When I walked in at 11:05am expecting to see trailers and slide in to my favorite front ro... Read full article
City Lights (1931) – Updated
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 8, 2014 From 4 Star FilmsThis film opens with the Tramp in all his glory sleeping on a statue during its public unveiling. He is rudely awakened and shooed off on his way. He drifts down the boulevards finally meeting a lowly flower girl, showing her kindness before moving on. Although I am partial to Paulette Goddard, Virg... Read full article
Review: City Lights (1931)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 8, 2014 From 4 Star FilmsThis film opens with the Tramp in all his glory sleeping on a statue during its public unveiling. He is rudely awakened and shooed off on his way. He drifts down the boulevards finally meeting a lowly flower girl, showing her kindness before moving on. Although I am partial to Paulette Goddard, Virg... Read full article
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Emma Stone's favorite film alongside Woody Allen's Manhattan.
Though no footage of Georgia Hale appears in the finished film, the reconciliation scene she shot for him in Virginia Cherrill's absence, has survived.
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