
Limelight (1952)
7.9|23 Oct, 1952|137 min
The masterpiece of laughter and tears from the master of comedy!
7.9|23 Oct, 1952|137 min
Released
IMDb
A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
Language
Budget$900,000
Revenue $1,000,000
English
Budget$900,000
Revenue $1,000,000
Keywords
clown
ballet dancer
black and white
criterion
Casts

Charlie Chaplin
Calvero

Claire Bloom
Thereza 'Terry' Ambrose

Nigel Bruce
Postant

Buster Keaton
Calvero's Partner

Sydney Chaplin
Neville

Norman Lloyd
Bodalink

Andre Eglevsky
Dancer - Harlequin
Melissa Hayden
Dancer - Columbine

Marjorie Bennett
Mrs. Sybil Alsop

Wheeler Dryden
Thereza's Doctor

Barry Bernard
John Redfern
Stapleton Kent
Claudius
Molly Glessing
Maid

Leonard Mudie
Dr. Blake - Calvero's Doctor

Loyal Underwood
Street Musician

Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Street Musician
Julian Ludwig
Street Musician
Billy Lee Aimone
Little Boy (uncredited)
John Alban
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
John Barton
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
Actor Backstage (uncredited)

Paul Bradley
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)

Charles Chaplin, Jr.
Clown (uncredited)

Geraldine Chaplin
Little Girl on Steps (uncredited)

Josephine Chaplin
Child on Steps (uncredited)

Michael Chaplin
Child on Steps (uncredited)

Oona O'Neill Chaplin
Extra (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)

Harry Crocker
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)

Billy Curtis
Midget in Agent's Office (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Emissary - Dress Circle (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti
Griffin - Clown Outside Stage Door (uncredited)

Tim Durant
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Dorothy Ford
Patrician Lady in Dress Circle (uncredited)
Curt Furberg
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Marion Gray
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
Extra in Dress Circle (uncredited)

Charlie Hall
Newsboy (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Socialite (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
Pub Extra (uncredited)

Colin Kenny
Music Hall Performer (uncredited)

Judy Landon
Extra in Dress Circle (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Billy Lee
Little Boy (uncredited)
Maurice Marks
Stagehand (uncredited)

Harold Miller
Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Frank Mills
Man in Music Hall Audience (uncredited)

Sherry Moreland
Extra in Dress Circle (uncredited)

George Nardelli
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Milicent Patrick
Extra in Dress Circle (uncredited)

Jack Perry
Stagehand (uncredited)
José Portugal
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Edna Purviance
Mrs. Parker (uncredited)
Paul Ravel
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Charley Rogers
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Elizabeth Root
Extra in Dress Circle (uncredited)

Cap Somers
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
Gus Taillon
Derelict (uncredited)
Valerie Vernon
Extra in Dress Circle (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Major Domo at Dinner (uncredited)

Florence Wix
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Crews

Charlie Chaplin
Director

Charlie Chaplin
Original Story

Charlie Chaplin
Screenplay

Charlie Chaplin
Producer

Charlie Chaplin
Original Music Composer

Karl Struss
Director of Photography
Joe Inge
Editor

Eugène Lourié
Art Direction
Frank Testera
Gaffer
Edward Phillips
Assistant Editor
Florence Avery
Hairstylist

Robert Aldrich
Assistant Director
Riley Thorne
Wardrobe Designer
Lonnie D'Orsa
Production Manager
Jack Verne
Assistant Director
Dorothea Holt
Production Illustrator
Hugh McDowell Jr.
Sound
Harold E. McGhan
Sound Editor
Roland Totheroh
Camera Supervisor
Monroe P. Askins
Second Assistant Camera
Dick Johnson
First Assistant Camera
Wallace Chewning
Camera Operator
George Hommel
Still Photographer
W. Eugene Smith
Still Photographer
Elmer Ellsworth
Wardrobe Supervisor
Drew Tetrick
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ted Tetrick
Tailor
Ray Rasch
Music Arranger
Larry Russell
Music Arranger
Keith Williams
Conductor
Russell Garcia
Music Arranger
Russell Garcia
Orchestrator

Charlie Chaplin
Choreographer

Wheeler Dryden
Production Assistant

Andre Eglevsky
Choreographer
Jerome Epstein
Production Assistant
Melissa Hayden
Choreographer

Oona O'Neill Chaplin
Stand In
Hal Court
Stand In

Harry Crocker
Unit Publicist
Alfred Lewin
Production Accountant
Maurice Marks
Stand In
Lisl Valetti
Stand In
Kathleen Pryor
Production Secretary
Ted Larsen
Makeup Artist
Backdrops & Posters







