With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically. Okay. I’m going to be completely honest: I have not been able to figure out why this particular Charlie Chaplin film is this high on the list. The reason can’t merely be that Chaplin decided … Continue reading 11. City Lights (1931)
“A prospector goes to the Klondike in search of gold and finds it and more.” This is, I think, the third time I’ve seen this film. The only version I could find this time was a version that had music and narration added by Charlie Chaplin. Now, for those of you that have been with me for a while, one of the things you may … Continue reading 58. The Gold Rush (1925)
“The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.” Now, I have this bad habit of falling asleep during ANY SILENT FILM EVER. It’s not because I’m bored. It’s not because I’m not enjoying myself. I honestly don’t know what it is about silent films that make me sleepy. And, although I dozed off for, roughly, ten … Continue reading 78. Modern Times (1936)
