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City Lights (1931)
City Lights
Date:
January 30, 1931
Type:
Movie
Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Silent, Romance
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Description
The plot concerns a Tramp, broke and homeless, meeting a poor blind girl selling flowers on the streets and falling in love with her. The blind girl mistakes him for a millionaire and, because he doesn't want to disappoint her, he keeps up the charade. He later saves a millionaire from committing suicide and a running gag throughout the film is when the millionaire is drunk he is the best of friends with the tramp right until he sobers up and can't remember him. Meanwhile the tramp works small jobs such as street sweeping and enters a boxing contest, all to raise money for an overdue rent bill
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