The Circus
812 reviews
Comedy/Family
1h 12m
1928
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
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Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
- DirectorCharlie Chaplin
- Release6 January 1928
- Genre
- Duration1h 12m
- Budget$9,000,000
- Revenue?
- Rate812 reviews
- Productions
Charles Chaplin Productions
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)

Stanley Blystone
Cop (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin
Clown (uncredited)

Betty Morrissey
The Vanishing Lady (uncredited)

Jack Pierce
Man Operating Ropes (uncredited)
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