Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other authors / contributors: | Cherrill, Virginia, 1908-1996, actor.
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, actor.
Kanopy (Firm)
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| Sound characteristics: | digital
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file MPEG-4 Flash
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| Notes: | Title from title frames.
Originally produced by Criterion Collection/Janus Films in 1931.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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| Summary: | City lights, the most cherished film by Charlie Chaplin, is also his ultimate Little Tramp chronicle. The writer-director-star achieved new levels of grace, in both physical comedy and dramatic poignancy, with this silent tale of a lovable vagrant falling for a young blind woman who sells flowers on the street (a magical Virginia Cherrill) and mistakes him for a millionaire. Though this Depression-era smash was made after the advent of sound, Chaplin remained steadfast in his love for the expressive beauty of the pre-talkie form. The result was the epitome of his art and the crowning achievement of silent comedy.
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| Publisher's no.: | 1113147 Kanopy
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