City Lights
Back to browse
83% Critic Match

City Lights

True Blind Love

8.3 / 10 1931 1h 27mG English
ComedyDramaRomance

Storyline

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

Cast & Crew

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

A Tramp

Lead
Virginia Cherrill

Virginia Cherrill

A Blind Girl

FL

Florence Lee

Her Grandmother

Harry Myers

Harry Myers

An Eccentric Millionaire

Al Ernest Garcia

Al Ernest Garcia

His Butler

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

A Prizefighter

Albert Austin

Albert Austin

Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)

Eddie Baker

Eddie Baker

Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charlie Chaplin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. City Lights is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker