The Circus (1928)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $9,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.368 |
Directed By
Charlie Chaplin
Crew
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Charles D. Hall
Mark Marlatt
Toraichi Kono
Henry East
Harry Crocker
Al Ernest Garcia
Jack Wilson
Alois Reiser
Harry Crocker
Tony Campanaro
Charles Gay
Della Steele
Roland Totheroh
Charlie Chaplin
Lambert Williamson
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
TOP CAST
Charlie Chaplin
A Tramp
Al Ernest Garcia
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
Merna Kennedy
The Proprietor's Step-Daughter Merna, a Circus Rider
Harry Crocker
Rex, a Tight Rope Walker
George Davis
A Magician
Henry Bergman
An Old Clown
Tiny Sandford
The Head Property Man
John Rand
An Assistant Property Man
Steve Murphy
A Pickpocket
Albert Austin
Clown (uncredited)
Chester A. Bachman
Cop (uncredited)
Eugene Barry
Cop (uncredited)
Jack Bernard
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Cop (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Clown (uncredited)
Toraichi Kono
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
H.L. Kyle
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)
Betty Morrissey
The Vanishing Lady (uncredited)
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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