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City Lights is a 1931 American synchronized sound romantic comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin.While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects.
Seven of the film's in which Chaplin starred have been added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry: Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914), The Immigrant (1917), The Kid (1921), The Gold Rush (1925), City Lights (1931), Modern Times (1936) and The Great Dictator (1940). Also selected was Show People (1928), which Chaplin featured in a ...
City Lights [N 2] Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991 February 21, 1931: Reaching for the Moon [N 1] March 14, 1931: Kiki: April 4, 1931: The Front Page: Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010 May 16, 1931: Indiscreet: September 5, 1931: Street Scene [N 6]
He initially refused to move to sound films in the 1930s, instead producing City Lights (1931) and Modern Times (1936) without dialogue. His first sound film was The Great Dictator (1940), which satirised Adolf Hitler. The 1940s were marked with controversy for Chaplin, and his popularity declined rapidly.
Even before City Lights was released, 20th Century Fox signed Cherrill to a contract. Following the success of City Lights , the studio put her to work in early sound films of the 1930s, such as Girls Demand Excitement (1931), one of John Wayne 's early films as a star.
The film's trailer Paulette Goddard, the heroine of Modern Times. During a European tour promoting City Lights, Chaplin got the inspiration for Modern Times from both the lamentable conditions of the continent through the Great Depression, along with a conversation with Mahatma Gandhi in which they discussed modern technology. Chaplin did not ...
City Lights is a 1931 film starring Charlie Chaplin. City Lights may also refer to: Music. City Lights (band), an easycore band from Columbus, Ohio; Albums
The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.)