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City Lights (1931) is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Charlie Chaplin, released on February 6, 1931 with a runtime of 1h 27m. It stars Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee and Harry Myers. Viewers rate it 8.2 out of 10 across 2,531 ratings.
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Charlie Chaplin
as A Tramp
Virginia Cherrill
as A Blind Girl
Florence Lee
as Her Grandmother
Harry Myers
as An Eccentric Millionaire
Al Ernest Garcia
as His Butler
Hank Mann
as A Prizefighter
Albert Austin
as Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
as Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
as Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
Buster Brodie
as Bald Party Guest (uncredited)
Jeanne Carpenter
as Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
Tom Dempsey
as Boxer (uncredited)
Directed by Charlie Chaplin, written by Charlie Chaplin, Harry Crocker and Harry Carr, produced by Charlie Chaplin.
Average viewer score of 8.2/10 from 2,531 ratings.
Virginia Cherrill charmingly plays a young, blind, flower seller whom the tramp (Charlie Chaplin) falls for, hook line and sinker. Later that night, he is crossing a bridge when he encounters a suicidal, dipso, millionaire (Harry Myers) whom he convinces to hang about for a while longer, and who by way of appreciation invites him to a party at his mansion, then to a series of evening entertainments. Thing is, when…
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City Lights (1931) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of City Lights (1931) includes Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers and Al Ernest Garcia. The film was directed by Charlie Chaplin. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
City Lights was released on February 6, 1931 and runs for 1h 27m.
City Lights (1931) holds an average rating of 8.2 out of 10 from 2,531 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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