A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
Cast and Crew
Charlie Chaplin
A Tramp
Virginia Cherrill
A Blind Girl
Florence Lee
Her Grandmother
Harry Myers
An Eccentric Millionaire
Al Ernest Garcia
His Butler
Hank Mann
A Prizefighter
Albert Austin
Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
Buster Brodie
Bald Party Guest (uncredited)
Jeanne Carpenter
Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
Tom Dempsey
Boxer (uncredited)
James Donnelly
Street Sweepers' Foreman (uncredited)
Ray Erlenborn
Newsboy (uncredited)
Robert Graves
Police Officer (uncredited)
Charles Hammond
Street Passerby (uncredited)
Joseph Herrick
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Austen Jewell
Newsboy (uncredited)
Willie Keeler
Boxer (uncredited)
Robert Parrish
Newsboy (uncredited)
John Rand
Tramp Who Dives for Cigar (uncredited)
W.C. Robinson
Man Who Throws Away Cigar (uncredited)
Cy Slocum
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Tony Stabenau
Victorious Boxer - Later Knocked Out (uncredited)
Mark Strong
Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Tiny Ward
Man in Elevator in Front of the Art Shop (uncredited)
Stanhope Wheatcroft
Distinguished Gentleman in Cafe (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Woman Who Sits on Cigar (uncredited)
Granville Redmond
Sculptor (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans
(uncredited)
Joe Van Meter
Burglar (uncredited)
Johnny Aber
Newsboy (uncredited)
Jack Alexander
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
T.S. Alexander
Doctor (uncredited)
Victor Alexander
Superstitious Boxer (uncredited)
Harry Ayers
Cop (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Betty Blair
Woman at Center of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)
Marie Cooper
Dancer (uncredited)
Peter Diego
Man in Mix-Up with Coat and Hat (uncredited)
Ruth Garcia
Woman at Left of Table in Restaurant (uncredited)
Milton Gowman
Street Passerby (uncredited)
Jean Harlow
Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
Ad Herman
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
A.B. Lane
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Eddie McAuliffe
Eddie Mason - Boxer (uncredited)
Leila McIntyre
Flower Shop Assistant (uncredited)
George Nardelli
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Margaret Oliver
Street Passerby (uncredited)
Mrs. Pope
Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
James Sheldon
Young Man (uncredited)
Jack Sutherland
Tall Man at Party (uncredited)
Emmett Wagner
Second (uncredited)
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