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The Circus
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- 52 feature instances
- 19 referencing feature instances
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp, who, while running away from the police (who mistook him for a pickpocket) runs into a circus big top and is an (unintentional) comedy hit. The circus owner finds that Charlie can't be funny when they want him to be, so he gets a job as a janitor who "accidentally" winds up as part of the act every night.Charlie falls in love with the owner's daughter, Merna the circus rider, and determines to save her from her abusive father. She however only considers him a friend, and instead falls in love with Rex, the circus' tightrope walker. Charlie tries to impress her by also learning to walk the tightrope, but almost gets killed in the process.Eventually, Merna runs away from the Circus, so the Tramp convinces Rex to marry her to keep her safe. They then return to the circus, but Charlie stays behind, going back to being a tramp.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); })Less well remembered than his previous effort, The Gold Rush, or his next features City Lights and Modern Times. Plagued with production difficulties both internal (a fire destroyed much of the set) and external (production took place during Chaplin's ugly, public divorce battle with Lita Grey, causing Chaplin to smuggle portions of the film out of Hollywood to prevent Grey's attorneys from seizing it.)Chaplin was awarded a special Academy Award, at the first-ever Academy Awards ceremony in 1929, for "versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus". He received this award explicitly in lieu of the film being eligible for any competitive awards. The film can be seen here. | |
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The Circus / int_112f8ee1 | type |
Look Behind You | |
The Circus / int_112f8ee1 | comment |
Look Behind You: The Tramp uses this trick to distract the Circus Proprietor and the Property Man, so he could throw a pie up to Merna on the trapeze. | |
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The Circus / int_15177ded | type |
The Runaway | |
The Circus / int_15177ded | comment |
The Runaway: Merna runs away from the circus. | |
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The Circus / int_15b2cab3 | type |
Tempting Fate | |
The Circus / int_15b2cab3 | comment |
Tempting Fate: | |
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The Circus / int_1c21e3fb | type |
The Place | |
The Circus / int_1c21e3fb | comment |
The Place | |
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The Circus / int_1d2400e9 | type |
Green-Eyed Monster | |
The Circus / int_1d2400e9 | comment |
Green-Eyed Monster: The Tramp, watching Merna and Rex flirting. Leads to his Indulgent Fantasy Segue. | |
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The Circus / int_20b5cce7 | type |
"Do It Yourself" Theme Tune | |
The Circus / int_20b5cce7 | comment |
"Do It Yourself" Theme Tune: "Swing, Little Girl", sung by Chaplin | |
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The Circus / int_256eaa53 | type |
Prophetic Fallacy | |
The Circus / int_256eaa53 | comment |
Prophetic Fallacy: The Tramp overhears the fortune teller talk about a dark, handsome man and believes that to be him. Enter the tightrope walker Rex. | |
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The Circus / int_348e5217 | type |
LapPillow | |
The Circus / int_348e5217 | comment |
Lap Pillow: After running away from the circus Merna cries into the Tramp's lap at the campfire. | |
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The Circus / int_3667bfa1 | type |
Hastily Hidden MacGuffin | |
The Circus / int_3667bfa1 | comment |
Hastily Hidden MacGuffin: A pickpocketer steals a wallet and a watch from a man in the crowd. Suddenly the victim turns around and charges the thief who then shoves the valuables unnoticed into the pocket of the Tramp behind him. Hilarity Ensues when the thief later goes after the Tramp to get his loot back. | |
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The Circus / int_3cb1d38d | type |
Bad Boss | |
The Circus / int_3cb1d38d | comment |
Bad Boss: The circus owner. | |
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The Circus / int_3ce9c9fa | type |
FortuneTeller | |
The Circus / int_3ce9c9fa | comment |
Fortune Teller: A Gypsy fortune teller from the side show tells Merna her future. | |
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The Circus / int_3e458831 | type |
Water Wake-up | |
The Circus / int_3e458831 | comment |
Water Wake-up: Merna faints when seeing the Tramp stuck in a cage with a lion. He is able to revive her by pouring the lion's drinking water on her face. | |
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The Circus / int_403b6f3 | type |
Fainting | |
The Circus / int_403b6f3 | comment |
Fainting: Instead of helping the Tramp out of the lion cage, Merna faints and could only be revived with a Water Wake-up. | |
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The Circus / int_40cc0c7e | type |
Bittersweet Ending | |
The Circus / int_40cc0c7e | comment |
Bittersweet Ending: The Tramp frees the girl from her father, but loses her, and is left alone, leading him back to tramping again, but he gets over his funk with his usual aplomb and is on his way with his usual hopeful spirit intact. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
The Circus / int_40cc0c7e | |
The Circus / int_41f26c58 | type |
Happy Dance | |
The Circus / int_41f26c58 | comment |
Happy Dance: The Tramp does this after hearing the fortune teller talk about Merna ending up with a dark, handsome man. | |
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The Circus / int_41f26c58 | |
The Circus / int_44c59f9f | type |
IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy | |
The Circus / int_44c59f9f | comment |
I Just Want My Beloved to Be Happy: This is why Charlie decides to convince Rex to marry Merna, even after she was willing to run away to join him in being homeless. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
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The Circus / int_4674f3b1 | type |
Mischief-Making Monkey | |
The Circus / int_4674f3b1 | comment |
Mischief Making Monkey: Chaplin is plagued by monkeys while performing a high-wire routine. | |
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The Circus / int_4aed206f | type |
Exact Eavesdropping | |
The Circus / int_4aed206f | comment |
Exact Eavesdropping: First the Tramps overhears the Gypsy woman tell Merna her future. Then later he is back at the right time to overhear Merna telling the Gypsy woman about her Love at First Sight. | |
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The Circus / int_53fd0a77 | type |
Out of the Frying Pan | |
The Circus / int_53fd0a77 | comment |
Out of the Frying Pan: The Tramp tries to escape the lion cage only to find himself faced by a tiger in the next cage. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
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The Circus / int_57fac831 | type |
Plot-Induced Stupidity | |
The Circus / int_57fac831 | comment |
Plot-Induced Stupidity: Charlie was hilarious when he stumbled into the big top show, but he can't be funny on command. The circus master's solution is to have Charlie "accidentally" stumble into the act over and over again. Somehow Charlie does not figure out he is star of the show. | |
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The Circus / int_5c2aea32 | type |
Hot Pursuit | |
The Circus / int_5c2aea32 | comment |
Hot Pursuit: By a cop, through a Hall of Mirrors and into a circus tent. | |
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The Circus / int_5d414804 | type |
Just Friends | |
The Circus / int_5d414804 | comment |
Just Friends: Merna cares a lot for the Tramp but only as a friend, and never realizes what he feels for her. | |
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The Circus / int_61b8f9e2 | type |
Bunny-Ears Lawyer | |
The Circus / int_61b8f9e2 | comment |
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: The Tramp. The Circus Proprietor doesn't like him and considers him incompetent, but thanks to the crowd who love the Tramp, he is getting hired as The Funny Man. | |
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The Circus / int_7c5960bf | type |
Hall of Mirrors | |
The Circus / int_7c5960bf | comment |
Hall of Mirrors: Possibly the Trope Maker. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
The Circus / int_7c5960bf | |
The Circus / int_81706730 | type |
EmergencyImpersonation | |
The Circus / int_81706730 | comment |
Emergency Impersonation: When Rex is missing, the director remembers the Tramp doing some tightrope walking and hires him for the act. | |
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The Circus / int_863fa679 | type |
What Happened to the Mouse? | |
The Circus / int_863fa679 | comment |
What Happened to the Mouse?: Rex's absence on the day Charlie had to replace him was never explained. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
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The Circus / int_8765802e | type |
Tightrope Walking | |
The Circus / int_8765802e | comment |
Tightrope Walking: Charlie is pressed into service as the tightrope walker after Rex the tightrope walker is MIA during a show. | |
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The Circus / int_8b442f50 | type |
Did Not Get the Girl | |
The Circus / int_8b442f50 | comment |
Did Not Get the Girl | |
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The Circus / int_9e727954 | type |
Indulgent Fantasy Segue | |
The Circus / int_9e727954 | comment |
Indulgent Fantasy Segue: The Tramp imagines himself knocking his romantic rival on his butt. This is done with a then-innovative special effect showing the Tramp stepping out of his own body. | |
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The Circus / int_9e727954 | |
The Circus / int_a4f81481 | type |
Circus Episode | |
The Circus / int_a4f81481 | comment |
Circus Episode: For Chaplin's films. This story has the Tramp run away to a circus. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
The Circus / int_a4f81481 | |
The Circus / int_a8dcb1d7 | type |
Love at First Sight | |
The Circus / int_a8dcb1d7 | comment |
Love at First Sight: Merna and Rex. | |
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The Circus / int_a8dcb1d7 | |
The Circus / int_acecb17d | type |
Chekhov's Skill | |
The Circus / int_acecb17d | comment |
Chekhov's Skill: The proprietor sees the Tramp practicing tightrope walking. This becomes plot-relevant later when Rex is gone missing and a replacement is needed. | |
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The Circus / int_acecb17d | |
The Circus / int_aef5c283 | type |
Off-into-the-Distance Ending | |
The Circus / int_aef5c283 | comment |
Off-into-the-Distance Ending: The film ends with the Tramp, who Did Not Get the Girl and is then left behind by the circus, walking away from a static camera after the last circus truck pulls away. The shot is accompanied by an Iris Out. | |
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The Circus / int_b070362d | type |
Wicked Stepmother | |
The Circus / int_b070362d | comment |
Wicked Stepfather: The Circus Proprietor denies his step daughter meals for punishment and is shown hitting her several time. | |
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The Circus / int_b11ac9f5 | type |
Abusive Parents | |
The Circus / int_b11ac9f5 | comment |
Abusive Parents: Merna's father is quite cruel to her. | |
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The Circus / int_b11ac9f5 | |
The Circus / int_b1a7cd14 | type |
Tap on the Head | |
The Circus / int_b1a7cd14 | comment |
Tap on the Head: In the Tramp's Indulgent Fantasy Segue, Rex goes out after a punch from the Tramp. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
The Circus / int_b1a7cd14 | |
The Circus / int_b2d3a774 | type |
Captain Morgan Pose | |
The Circus / int_b2d3a774 | comment |
Captain Morgan Pose: Rex does this in his outfit in front of Merna. Later, the tramp does the same pose for Merna right before his Emergency Impersonation. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
The Circus / int_b2d3a774 | |
The Circus / int_b9918c48 | type |
Nobody Here but Us Statues | |
The Circus / int_b9918c48 | comment |
Nobody Here but Us Statues: Chaplin and the other crook miming mechanically animated puppets on the boat. | |
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The Circus / int_ca87e3ec | type |
No Name Given | |
The Circus / int_ca87e3ec | comment |
No Name Given: Except for Merna and her boyfriend Rex, no one has names. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
The Circus / int_ca87e3ec | |
The Circus / int_cc5c18b6 | type |
Iris Out | |
The Circus / int_cc5c18b6 | comment |
Iris Out: The movie ends with this effect as the Tramp walks away from the camera. | |
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The Circus / int_cc5c18b6 | |
The Circus / int_cf511248 | type |
All Part of the Show | |
The Circus / int_cf511248 | comment |
All Part of the Show: The Tramp gets chased by the cops through the circus, to the delight of the crowd. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
The Circus / int_cf511248 | |
The Circus / int_d2c0e2ed | type |
Schmuck Bait | |
The Circus / int_d2c0e2ed | comment |
Schmuck Bait: The Tramp is told not to touch the button on the magician's trick table. Guess what happens in the arena. | |
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The Circus / int_d2c0e2ed | |
The Circus / int_d5b7a6e3 | type |
Denied Food as Punishment | |
The Circus / int_d5b7a6e3 | comment |
Denied Food as Punishment: Merna, by her father. | |
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The Circus / int_d5b7a6e3 | |
The Circus / int_e9d5a39 | type |
Nice Kitty... | |
The Circus / int_e9d5a39 | comment |
Nice Kitty...: Charlie in the lion cage. | |
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The Circus / int_e9d5a39 | |
The Circus / int_ec193131 | type |
Dish Dash | |
The Circus / int_ec193131 | comment |
Dish Dash: One of the jokes involve the Tramp balancing a stack of plates. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
The Circus / int_ec193131 | |
The Circus / int_f19e8a55 | type |
Bad "Bad Acting" | |
The Circus / int_f19e8a55 | comment |
Bad "Bad Acting": The Tramp can't be funny on command. | |
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The Circus / int_f19e8a55 | |
The Circus / int_f42f96fa | type |
Would Hit a Girl | |
The Circus / int_f42f96fa | comment |
Would Hit a Girl: The evil stepfather does this to Merna more than once. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
The Circus / int_f42f96fa | |
The Circus / int_f5d2b49a | type |
Give Me Back My Wallet | |
The Circus / int_f5d2b49a | comment |
Give Me Back My Wallet: The pickpocketing in the opening scene. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
The Circus / int_f5d2b49a | |
The Circus / int_f9f2c33 | type |
RunningGag | |
The Circus / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
Running Gag: The Berserk Button donkey going after the Tramp whenever he is in sight. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
The Circus / int_f9f2c33 | |
The Circus / int_faa71569 | type |
Romantic False Lead | |
The Circus / int_faa71569 | comment |
Romantic False Lead: The Tramp for Merna and Rex. | |
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The Circus | hasFeature |
The Circus / int_faa71569 | |
The Circus / int_fd9763d3 | type |
Non-Ironic Clown | |
The Circus / int_fd9763d3 | comment |
Non-Ironic Clown | |
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