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).

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City Lights was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991.

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Becker (1998) s01e07 – City Lights

on Sep 18, 2019 From The Stop Button

Once 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 Button

Once 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 Films

This 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 Films

This 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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Facts about

One of Charles Chaplin's friends, the famous illustrator Ralph Barton, was on set one day during the filming of the scene where Charlie and the blind girl meet. These home movies, which appear in Unknown Chaplin, and is the only known behind the scenes footage of Chaplin at work in costume as the tramp.
When the film opened on 31 January 1931, Albert Einstein joined Charles Chaplin at the theater. When the film opened in England, George Bernard Shaw joined him.
Orson Welles said that this was his favorite movie of all time.
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National Film Registry

City Lights

Released 1931
Inducted 1991
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