Poster
The Circus  (1928)
The Circus is Here!


7.9|6 Jan, 1928|72 min
Released
IMDb
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
Language

No Language 


Budget$9,000,000
Revenue --
  •   Homepage
  •   Watch this movie
  •   Add to favorite
Keywords
circus
one-sided love
tramp
unrequited love
black and white
silent film
employer employee relationship
criterion

Casts

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
A Tramp
Al Ernest Garcia
Al Ernest Garcia
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
Merna Kennedy
Merna Kennedy
The Proprietor's Step-Daughter Merna, a Circus Rider
Harry Crocker
Harry Crocker
Rex, a Tight Rope Walker
George Davis
George Davis
A Magician
Henry Bergman
Henry Bergman
An Old Clown
Tiny Sandford
Tiny Sandford
The Head Property Man
John Rand
John Rand
An Assistant Property Man
Steve Murphy
Steve Murphy
A Pickpocket
Albert Austin
Albert Austin
Clown (uncredited)
Chester A. Bachman
Chester A. Bachman
Cop (uncredited)
Eugene Barry
Cop (uncredited)
Jack Bernard
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone
Cop (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin
Clown (uncredited)
Toraichi Kono
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
H.L. Kyle
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)
Betty Morrissey
Betty Morrissey
The Vanishing Lady (uncredited)
Jack Pierce
Jack Pierce
Man Operating Ropes (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Hugh Saxon
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)
Doc Stone
The Prizefighter (uncredited)
Armand Triller
Clown (uncredited)
Max Tyron
Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)

Crews

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Writer
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Director
Mark Marlatt
Camera Operator
Alois Reiser
Conductor
Charles D. Hall
Art Direction
Harry Crocker
Harry Crocker
Assistant Director
Toraichi Kono
Driver
Charles Gay
Animal Wrangler
Harry Crocker
Harry Crocker
Unit Publicist
Della Steele
Script Supervisor
Al Ernest Garcia
Al Ernest Garcia
Casting
Jack Wilson
Camera Operator
Tony Campanaro
Animal Wrangler
Henry East
Animal Wrangler
Roland Totheroh
Director of Photography
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Producer
Lambert Williamson
Music Arranger
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Theme Song Performance
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Editor
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Music

Backdrops & Posters

Videos & Trailers