Star Rating- 4Length of Film- 87 minutes (silent)
Director- Charles Chaplin
Cast- Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Al Ernest Garcia, Hank Mann, & Charles Chaplin
In 1927, movie studios started making movies with sound. Charlie Chaplin was afraid that he wouldn't have as much success if they heard his voice, so he decided to go against the trend and make a silent film in this 1931 film, City Lights.
Charlie Chaplin's character meets a blind girl that sells flowers, he immediately fell in love. With the flower in the button hook of his lapel, he interrupts a man who's trying to commit suicide in the river. He uses the hook in his cane to help save him.
After surviving the suicide attempt, the rich man became fast friends with Chaplin's character. They went out drinking, and got really drunk.
The Tramp: Be careful how you're driving
Drunken Millionaire: Am I driving?
Another great scene is when he decides to enter a boxing competition to help raise money for blind girls operation. He did set up the opponent boxer to "split" the prize money, but at the last minute, the opponent got switched and The Tramp (Chaplin) panicked.
It's actually a funny movie with a tad bit of romance :) Enjoy the movie.
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