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* BananaPeel: Taken UpToEleven. The Tramp slips on a banana peel on a tightrope, [[MischiefMakingMonkey placed there by a monkey]].

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* BananaPeel: Taken UpToEleven. The Tramp slips on a banana peel on a tightrope, [[MischiefMakingMonkey placed there by a monkey]].

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* HallOfMirrors: Possibly the TropeMaker.

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* HallOfMirrors: Possibly the TropeMaker. A cop at the amusement park chases after Charlie, and winds up following Charlie into a hall of mirrors.
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''The Circus'' is a 1928 feature film directed by Creator/CharlieChaplin.

Chaplin stars as the Tramp, who, while running away from the police -- who mistake him for a pickpocket -- runs into a circus big top and is an (unintentional) comedy hit. The circus owner (Al Ernest Garcia) finds that Charlie can't be funny when they want him to be, so he gets a job as a janitor who "accidentally" winds up as part of the act every night.

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''The Circus'' is a 1928 feature film written by, directed by by, and starring Creator/CharlieChaplin.

Chaplin stars as the Tramp, {{the Tramp}}, who, while running away from the police -- who mistake him for a pickpocket -- runs into a circus big top and is an (unintentional) comedy hit. The circus owner (Al Ernest Garcia) finds that Charlie can't be funny when they want him to be, so he gets a job as a janitor who "accidentally" winds up as part of the act every night.
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Eventually, Merna runs away from the Circus, so Charlie convinces Rex to marry her to keep her safe. They then return to the circus, but Charlie stays behind, going back to being a tramp.

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Eventually, Merna runs away from the Circus, circus, so Charlie convinces Rex to marry her to keep her safe. They then return to the circus, but Charlie stays behind, going back to being a tramp.
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Chaplin stars as The Tramp, who, while running away from the police -- who mistake him for a pickpocket -- runs into a circus big top and is an (unintentional) comedy hit. The circus owner (Al Ernest Garcia) finds that Charlie can't be funny when they want him to be, so he gets a job as a janitor who "accidentally" winds up as part of the act every night.

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Chaplin stars as The the Tramp, who, while running away from the police -- who mistake him for a pickpocket -- runs into a circus big top and is an (unintentional) comedy hit. The circus owner (Al Ernest Garcia) finds that Charlie can't be funny when they want him to be, so he gets a job as a janitor who "accidentally" winds up as part of the act every night.



Eventually, Merna runs away from the Circus, so the Tramp convinces Rex to marry her to keep her safe. They then return to the circus, but Charlie stays behind, going back to being a tramp.

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Eventually, Merna runs away from the Circus, so the Tramp Charlie convinces Rex to marry her to keep her safe. They then return to the circus, but Charlie stays behind, going back to being a tramp.
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Charlie falls in love with the owner's daughter, Merna the circus rider (Merna Kennedy), and determines to save her from her abusive father. She however only considers him a friend, and instead falls in love with Rex (Harry Crocker), the circus' tightrope walker. Charlie tries to impress her by also learning to walk the tightrope, but almost gets killed in the process.

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Charlie falls in love with the owner's daughter, Merna the circus rider (Merna Kennedy), and determines to save her from her abusive father. She however only considers him a friend, however, and instead falls in love with Rex (Harry Crocker), the circus' tightrope walker. Charlie tries to impress her by also learning to walk the tightrope, but almost gets killed in the process.
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Chaplin stars as The Tramp, who, while running away from the police (who mistook him for a pickpocket) runs into a circus big top and is an (unintentional) comedy hit. The circus owner finds that Charlie can't be funny when they want him to be, so he gets a job as a janitor who "accidentally" winds up as part of the act every night.

Charlie falls in love with the owner's daughter, Merna the circus rider, and determines to save her from her abusive father. She however only considers him a friend, and instead falls in love with Rex, the circus' tightrope walker. Charlie tries to impress her by also learning to walk the tightrope, but almost gets killed in the process.

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Chaplin stars as The Tramp, who, while running away from the police (who mistook -- who mistake him for a pickpocket) pickpocket -- runs into a circus big top and is an (unintentional) comedy hit. The circus owner (Al Ernest Garcia) finds that Charlie can't be funny when they want him to be, so he gets a job as a janitor who "accidentally" winds up as part of the act every night.

Charlie falls in love with the owner's daughter, Merna the circus rider, rider (Merna Kennedy), and determines to save her from her abusive father. She however only considers him a friend, and instead falls in love with Rex, Rex (Harry Crocker), the circus' tightrope walker. Charlie tries to impress her by also learning to walk the tightrope, but almost gets killed in the process.
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Chaplin's last true silent film,[[note]]Both ''City Lights'' and ''Modern Times'', featured recorded music, the later with sound effects and brief vocal snippets[[/note]] ''The Circus'' is less well-remembered today than his previous effort, ''Film/TheGoldRush'', or his next features ''Film/CityLights'' and ''Film/ModernTimes''. The film was also [[TroubledProduction plagued with production difficulties]] both internal (a fire destroyed much of the set) and external (production took place during Chaplin's ugly, public divorce battle with Lita Grey, causing Chaplin to smuggle portions of the film out of Hollywood to prevent Grey's attorneys from seizing it).

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Chaplin's last true silent film,[[note]]Both ''City Lights'' and ''Modern Times'', Times'' featured recorded music, the later latter with sound effects and brief vocal snippets[[/note]] ''The Circus'' is less well-remembered today than his previous effort, ''Film/TheGoldRush'', or his next features ''Film/CityLights'' and ''Film/ModernTimes''. The film was also [[TroubledProduction plagued with production difficulties]] both internal (a fire destroyed much of the set) and external (production took place during Chaplin's ugly, public divorce battle with Lita Grey, causing Chaplin to smuggle portions of the film out of Hollywood to prevent Grey's attorneys from seizing it).
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Less well remembered than his previous effort, ''Film/TheGoldRush'', or his next features ''Film/CityLights'' and ''Film/ModernTimes''. [[TroubledProduction Plagued with production difficulties both internal (a fire destroyed much of the set) and external]] (production took place during Chaplin's ugly, public divorce battle with Lita Grey, causing Chaplin to smuggle portions of the film out of Hollywood to prevent Grey's attorneys from seizing it.)

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Less well remembered Chaplin's last true silent film,[[note]]Both ''City Lights'' and ''Modern Times'', featured recorded music, the later with sound effects and brief vocal snippets[[/note]] ''The Circus'' is less well-remembered today than his previous effort, ''Film/TheGoldRush'', or his next features ''Film/CityLights'' and ''Film/ModernTimes''. The film was also [[TroubledProduction Plagued plagued with production difficulties difficulties]] both internal (a fire destroyed much of the set) and external]] external (production took place during Chaplin's ugly, public divorce battle with Lita Grey, causing Chaplin to smuggle portions of the film out of Hollywood to prevent Grey's attorneys from seizing it.)
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