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The Circus (Charlie Chaplin)
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Rediscover this comedy classic thanks to the inimitable humor of Charlie Chaplin via this splendid vintage-style Circus Poster!
Discover Charlie Chaplin's first sound film with this magnificent City Lights Poster which will give a breath of nostalgia to your decoration.- Paper characteristic:
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Description of this Charlie Chaplin Circus Poster
The Circus is a 1928 silent film written, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film stars Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker, George Davis and Henry Bergman. The ringmaster of a poor circus hires Chaplin's little tramp as a clown, but discovers that he can only be funny unintentionally.
Producing the film was the most difficult experience of Chaplin's career. Many problems and delays occurred, including a fire in the studio, the death of Chaplin's mother, as well as Chaplin's bitter divorce from his second wife Lita Grey, and claims by the Internal Revenue Service over debt arrears. Chaplin's taxes, all of which resulted in an eight-month hiatus from filming.[2] The Circus was the seventh highest-grossing silent film in cinema history, grossing over $3.8 million in 1928.[1] .
On the circus ring, the penniless and hungry tramp (Chaplin) is mistaken for a reprehensible pickpocket and pursued both by the police and by the real crook (the latter having hidden a stolen wallet and watch in the pocket of the tramp to avoid being spotted). While running away, the tramp falls into the middle of a show and unknowingly becomes the star of the show.
The ringmaster/owner of the struggling circus gives him a try the next day, but the tramp fails miserably. However, when the men on the property quit because they haven't been paid, he is hired on the spot to replace them. Once again he inadvertently creates a comical mess during a show. The ringmaster cleverly hires him as a low-paid real estate agent, always stationed in the performance area of the big top, so that he can unknowingly improvise comedy routines.
The tramp befriends Merna (Kennedy), a horsewoman who is mistreated by her stepfather, the ringmaster. She later informs the tramp that he is the star of the show, causing the ringmaster to pay him accordingly. With the circus thriving thanks to him, the tramp can also get better treatment for Merna.
After hearing a fortune teller tell Merna that she sees "love and marriage with a handsome dark man who is near you now", the tramp, overjoyed, buys a ring from another clown. Unfortunately for him, she meets Rex (Crocker), the newly hired tightrope walker. The tramp listens to her as she hastens to tell the fortune teller that she has fallen in love with this new man. With his heart broken, the tramp is unable to entertain the crowds. After several poor performances, the ringmaster warns him that he only has one more chance.
When Rex is nowhere to be found for a performance, the ringmaster (knowing that the tramp has been practicing the tightrope act in hopes of supplanting his rival) sends the tramp in his place. Despite a few mishaps, including several mischievous monkeys that escaped, he managed to survive the experience and received much applause from the public. However, when he sees the ringmaster slapping Merna after the show, he beats him and is fired.
Merna runs away to join him. The tramp finds Rex and brings him back with him to marry Merna. The trio returns to the circus. The ringmaster begins to berate his daughter-in-law, but stops when Rex informs him that she is his wife. When the traveling circus leaves, the tramp stays behind: he prefers to step aside to allow them to be happy. Melancholy, he gets up and walks away with a cheerful step.
