---
title: 'City Lights (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charlie Chaplin'
released: '1931-01-30'
runtime_minutes: 87
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-lights-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021749/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# City Lights (1931)

1931 · G · 87 min · Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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. The story follows the misadventures of Chaplin's Tramp as he falls in love with a blind woman and develops a turbulent friendship with an alcoholic millionaire.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charlie Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-chaplin)
- **Screenplay:** [Charlie Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-chaplin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Charlie Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-chaplin)
- **Producer:** [Charlie Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-chaplin)
- **Editor:** [Charlie Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-chaplin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roland Totheroh](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-totheroh), [Gordon Pollock](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-pollock)

## Cast

- [Albert Austin](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-austin)
- [Eddie Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-baker)
- [Charlie Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-chaplin)
- [Jean Harlow](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-harlow)
- [Granville Redmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/granville-redmond)
- [Al Ernest Garcia](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-ernest-garcia)
- [Virginia Cherrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-cherrill)
- [Henry Bergman](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-bergman)
- [Robert Parrish](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-parrish)
- [Hank Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-mann)
- [Florence Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-lee)
- [Harry Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-myers)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-lights-1931
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