The Circus – Charlie Chaplin Blu-ray Blu Ray – Henry Bergman , George Davis

Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp finds refuge from the law with the circus and falls in love with the owner’s step-daughter. Some of the most famous sequences include chases through a hall of mirrors, and Chaplin trapped in a lion’s cage and running along a tightrope with his trousers falling down. This film won a Special Academy Award for Chaplin.

When we first meet Chaplin’s Tramp in this comic gem, he’s broke and hungry. Mistaken for a pickpocket and pursued by a police officer into a circus tent, the Tramp becomes a star when delighted patrons think his escape from the law is an act. Highlights include a frenetic fun-house seqeunce, the Tramp turning a magical skit into mayhem and his teetering tighrope walk while monkeys cling to his head.