The Circus

Synopsis

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

Charlie Chaplin

A Tramp

Al Ernest Garcia

The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master

Merna Kennedy

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

Harry Crocker

Rex, a Tight Rope Walker

George Davis

A Magician

Henry Bergman

An Old Clown

Tiny Sandford

The Head Property Man

John Rand

An Assistant Property Man

Steve Murphy

A Pickpocket

Albert Austin

Clown (uncredited)

Chester A. Bachman

Cop (uncredited)

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Eugene Barry

Cop (uncredited)

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Jack Bernard

Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Cop (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Clown (uncredited)

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Toraichi Kono

Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

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H.L. Kyle

Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

Betty Morrissey

The Vanishing Lady (uncredited)

Jack Pierce

Man Operating Ropes (uncredited)

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Wyn Ritchie Evans

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Charles D. Hall Art Direction

Camera

• Mark Marlatt Camera Operator
• Jack Wilson Camera Operator
• Roland Totheroh Director of Photography

Crew

• Toraichi Kono Driver
• Tony Campanaro Animal Wrangler
• Henry East Animal Wrangler
• Charles Gay Animal Wrangler
• Harry Crocker Unit Publicist

Directing

• Charlie Chaplin Director
• Harry Crocker Assistant Director
• Della Steele Script Supervisor

Editing

• Charlie Chaplin Editor

Production

• Al Ernest Garcia Casting
• Charlie Chaplin Producer

Sound

• Alois Reiser Conductor
• Charlie Chaplin Theme Song Performance
• Lambert Williamson Music Arranger
• Charlie Chaplin Music

Writing

• Charlie Chaplin Writer

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