City Lights
1931 · 87 MIN · IMDB 8.5 · 205,371 VOTES · DIR. Charlie Chaplin
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 109 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:00 CITY LIGHTS
00:09:14 Evening.
00:12:13 "No, I'll end it all!"
00:15:31 "Good!"
00:26:13 "Be careful how you're driving."
00:28:07 "Let him in, he's my guest!"
00:29:46 "Take these inside; I'll be right back."
00:33:01 "I'm out to everybody!"
00:35:44 That afternoon.
00:41:45 "I'm sailing at noon, so hurry!"
00:45:43 "Grandma, what's wrong?"
00:48:23 "To play the part of a gentleman without the millionaire was difficult
00:49:23 Miraculous Work Of Surgeon Astounds Medical Profession
00:52:43 Late.
00:54:18 "Remember, we split fifty-fifty; and you promise you won't hurt me."
00:55:24 JIM
00:57:24 "That's my lucky rabbit's foot."
01:06:50 Back from Europe.
01:12:02 "Where did you get this money?"
01:14:44 "I must be going."
01:16:35 Autumn.
01:21:32 "You?"
Cast & Characters
Charles Chaplin
A Tramp
Virginia Cherrill
A Blind Girl
Florence Lee
The Blind Girl's Grandmother
Harry Myers
An Eccentric Millionaire
Al Ernest Garcia
The Millionaire's Butler
Hank Mann
A Prizefighter
Johnny Aber
Newsboy
Jack Alexander
Boxing Match Spectator
T.S. Alexander
Doctor
Victor Alexander
Superstitious Boxer
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed109
Dialogue density1.3 lines / min
First line00:01:00
Final line01:21:32
Production Record
DirectorCharlie Chaplin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,500,000
Revenue$4,250,000
IMDb votes205,371