"True Blind Love"

1931

1h 27m

8.3(2305 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

52 members

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Charlie Chaplin

A Tramp

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Virginia Cherrill

A Blind Girl

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Florence Lee

Her Grandmother

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Harry Myers

An Eccentric Millionaire

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Al Ernest Garcia

His Butler

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Hank Mann

A Prizefighter

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Albert Austin

Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)

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Eddie Baker

Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)

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Henry Bergman

Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)

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Buster Brodie

Bald Party Guest (uncredited)

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Jeanne Carpenter

Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)

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Tom Dempsey

Boxer (uncredited)

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James Donnelly

Street Sweepers' Foreman (uncredited)

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Ray Erlenborn

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Robert Graves

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Charles Hammond

Street Passerby (uncredited)

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Joseph Herrick

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Austen Jewell

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Willie Keeler

Boxer (uncredited)

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Robert Parrish

Newsboy (uncredited)

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John Rand

Tramp Who Dives for Cigar (uncredited)

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W.C. Robinson

Man Who Throws Away Cigar (uncredited)

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Cy Slocum

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Tony Stabenau

Victorious Boxer - Later Knocked Out (uncredited)

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Mark Strong

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

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Tiny Ward

Man in Elevator in Front of the Art Shop (uncredited)

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Stanhope Wheatcroft

Distinguished Gentleman in Cafe (uncredited)

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Florence Wix

Woman Who Sits on Cigar (uncredited)

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Granville Redmond

Sculptor (uncredited)

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Wyn Ritchie Evans

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Joe Van Meter

Burglar (uncredited)

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Johnny Aber

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Jack Alexander

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

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T.S. Alexander

Doctor (uncredited)

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Victor Alexander

Superstitious Boxer (uncredited)

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Harry Ayers

Cop (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Betty Blair

Woman at Center of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)

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Marie Cooper

Dancer (uncredited)

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Peter Diego

Man in Mix-Up with Coat and Hat (uncredited)

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Ruth Garcia

Woman at Left of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)

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Milton Gowman

Street Passerby (uncredited)

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Ad Herman

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

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A.B. Lane

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Eddie McAuliffe

Eddie Mason - Boxer (uncredited)

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Leila McIntyre

Flower Shop Assistant (uncredited)

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George Nardelli

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Margaret Oliver

Street Passerby (uncredited)

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Mrs. Pope

Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)

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James Sheldon

Young Man (uncredited)

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Jack Sutherland

Tall Man at Party (uncredited)

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Emmett Wagner

Second (uncredited)

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