The Circus
1928 · 72 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 37,139 VOTES · DIR. Charlie Chaplin
Overview
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
Dialogue Timeline — 145 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:14 THE CIRCUS
00:03:59 Around the Side Shows hungry and broke.
00:13:55 "Get off!"
00:15:51 "Be here in the morning, and we'll try you out."
00:20:07 "Go ahead and be funny."
00:26:06 "Now hit me!"
00:29:27 "You're not leaving?"
00:30:38 "We quit!"
00:34:15 The Circus prospered, but not the property man.
00:41:05 "I told you the lions were dangerous!"
00:42:16 "All the crowds, all the applause is just for you."
00:43:36 "Nothing less than a hundred."
00:46:12 "Go right ahead."
00:48:51 "What's the matter?"
00:53:25 "Never mind the rope."
00:54:37 "Is Rex here?"
00:56:09 "That's all right;"
00:57:33 "I'll give you five dollars if you'll do it."
01:05:41 "I've run away from the circus."
01:07:09 "I can do nothing for her -- --"
01:08:56 "You're speaking to my wife!"
Cast & Characters
Charles Chaplin
A Tramp
Merna Kennedy
The Proprietor's Step-Daughter Merna - A Circus Rider
Al Ernest Garcia
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
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
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed145
Dialogue density2.0 lines / min
First line00:00:14
Final line01:08:56
Production Record
DirectorCharlie Chaplin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9,000,000
IMDb votes37,139