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Charlie Chaplin Directs CITY LIGHTS
City Lights • 8m 39s
The following eight minutes of footage were captured by Charlie Chaplin’s friend Ralph Barton. We see the director orchestrate a scene that reveals the flower girl’s blindness and establishes her belief that the Tramp is a wealthy man. It is presented here with audio commentary by Chaplin historian Hooman Mehran.
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