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The Circus(1928)
Status: Released
Date: 1928-01-06
79%
871 Votes
Time: 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.
Languages: No Language.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $9,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Charles Chaplin Productions
Movie: The Circus
Top 10 Billed 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)
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