A SIMPLE KEY FOR CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S "THE CIRCUS" (1928) UNVEILED

The storyline during the film demonstrates this. Chaplin’s tramp falls in adore with Merna, who returns his passion. Then, a tightrope walker named Rex (performed by Henry Bergman) arrives on to the scene and Merna instantly falls in appreciate with him. Why? Simply because his act is daring and risky whilst Chaplin’s clown act has a lot less p