Comedy · Drama · Romance
American
1931 · Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 87 min
A penniless tramp meets a blind flower seller who mistakes him for a man of means. Around the same time, he befriends a drunken millionaire whose generosity vanishes with sobriety. A silent comedy of pratfalls and tenderness, made after talking pictures had arrived.
Why it matters in cinema history
One of the last great silent features, produced when sound had already taken over Hollywood. It is the defining late statement of silent comedy and of Chaplin's Tramp character.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a comedy where every gag is also a statement about how the Tramp wants to be seen.
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