City Lights

About City Lights

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.

City Lights is a 1931 comedy romance film directed by Charlie Chaplin. It runs 87 minutes and was released in February 1931.

The film is filed under comforting, suicide attempt, boxing, and love of one's life.

Charlie Chaplin stars as A Tramp, Virginia Cherrill as A Blind Girl, Florence Lee as Her Grandmother, and Harry Myers as An Eccentric Millionaire. The screenplay is by Charlie Chaplin and Harry Carr. Produced by Charles Chaplin Productions. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and HBO Max.

For Heaven's Sake, Modern Times, and The Kid make useful companions to City Lights, all filed under black and white, hilarious, and millionaire. TMDB voters put it at 8.2 out of 10 across 2,582 votes and it carries a G rating.