"The Circus is Here!"

1928

1h 12m

7.9(835 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Overview

Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.

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Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Charlie Chaplin

A Tramp

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Al Ernest Garcia

The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master

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Merna Kennedy

The Proprietor's Step-Daughter Merna, a Circus Rider

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Harry Crocker

Rex, a Tight Rope Walker

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George Davis

A Magician

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Henry Bergman

An Old Clown

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Tiny Sandford

The Head Property Man

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John Rand

An Assistant Property Man

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Steve Murphy

A Pickpocket

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Albert Austin

Clown (uncredited)

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Chester A. Bachman

Cop (uncredited)

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Eugene Barry

Cop (uncredited)

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Jack Bernard

Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

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Stanley Blystone

Cop (uncredited)

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Heinie Conklin

Clown (uncredited)

Crew

Toraichi Kono

Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

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H.L. Kyle

Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

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Betty Morrissey

The Vanishing Lady (uncredited)

Costume & Make-Up

Jack Pierce

Man Operating Ropes (uncredited)

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Wyn Ritchie Evans

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

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Hugh Saxon

Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

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Doc Stone

The Prizefighter (uncredited)

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Armand Triller

Clown (uncredited)

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Max Tyron

Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)

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