City Lights (1931) - Patreon Requested Movie Review! #448 by Spoilers! - Movie Review Podcast published on 2023-03-01T23:18:36Z Spoilers! goes back. WAY back. To 1931. It's Charlie Chaplin in CITY LIGHTS! Pappy hosts Stevie, Josh & Brett! ************** A hapless but resilient tramp (Charlie Chaplin) falls in love with a blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill) on the tough city streets. Upon learning that she and her grandmother are to be evicted from their home, the tramp undertakes a series of attempts to provide them with the money they need, all of which end in humiliating failure. But after a drunken millionaire (Harry Myers) lavishly rewards him for saving his life, the tramp can change the flower girl's life forever. Release date: March 7, 1931 (USA) Director: Charlie Chaplin Music composed by: Charlie Chaplin, José Padilla, Alfred Newman, Arthur Johnston Screenplay: Charlie Chaplin, Harry Crocker, Harry Carr, Harry Clive Producer: Charlie Chaplin Box office: 4.25 million USD (worldwide rentals) Genre Entertainment