
The Circus (1928)
Comedy, Family, Romance
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Writer: Charlie Chaplin
The 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)

Eugene Barry
Cop (uncredited)

Jack Bernard
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone
Cop (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin
Clown (uncredited)

Toraichi Kono
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

H.L. Kyle
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

Betty Morrissey
The Vanishing Lady (uncredited)

Jack Pierce
Man Operating Ropes (uncredited)

Wyn Ritchie Evans
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Hugh Saxon
Man in Circus Audience (uncredited)

Doc Stone
The Prizefighter (uncredited)

Armand Triller
Clown (uncredited)

Max Tyron
Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
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