The Circus Charles Chaplin 1928 US (1st time) An out of work tramp becomes a circus performer and falls in love with the boss' daughter. Chaplin on top form; the story itself is somewhat discardable, and what is left behind is a succession of visual setpieces: a police chase, Charlie getting trapped in a lion's cage, and a tightrope performance gone wrong.
City Lights Charles Chaplin 1931 US (1st time) A tramp befriends a millionaire, falls in love with a blind girl, and helps her get her sight back. The early sequences are fine indeed, with Charlie saving a drunkard from suicide; later on, we're treat to a brilliant, balletic boxing fight. Inbetween and thereafter, the film lulls, too concerned in delivering its message: love is blind.
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