THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S "THE CIRCUS" (1928)

) Moreover, the movie brings in one of several stereotypes we see a good deal in circus films: crime. When we 1st meet The Minimal Tramp, he’s observing a sideshow with a substantial crowd although a person beside him picks the pocket of a rich spectator, then attempts to toss the blame on Chaplin by rapidly transferring the wallet he stole to th