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Variety, New York, January 11, 1928

„The Circus as a comic film is a corker“

Editorial content. „The Circus“ (...)

      „For the picture patrons, all of them, and for broad,

laughable fun – Chaplin‘s best.

      It‘s Charlie Chaplin‘s best fun maker for other reasons;

because it is the best straightaway story he has employed for

broad film making, and because here his fun stuff

is nearly all entirely creative or original in the major point.

      In clinging to a tale of logical sequence, without

the expected interpolations or detached incidents, Chaplin‘s

Circus for speed, gags and laughs has not been

equalled on the sheet. But it‘s very broad, for Chaplin makes

no attempt at subtlety in this one, with the probable

reward that those who see it will see it again – at least.“ (...)

      „As a matter of fact, Chaplin did practice wire walking,

and only for this picture, doing it about three feet from ground,

as shown in the picture.“ (...)

      „The finale is real Chaplinesque. Taking the wire walker

to the girl and joining them the tramp declines an invitation to go

into their wagon, but returns to the empty lot as the wagon

circus starts for its next stand. Seated on the plate left within

the ring he watches the circus depart, then trudges in the

other direction, again the tramp, permitting his back and wiggly

legs only to be seen for the curtain.

      There‘s a lot of other stuff – ever so much; for The Circus

as a comic film is a corker.“

      Strand Theatre, 1579 B‘way (at 47th St.), New York.

      The Circus is released by United

      Artists in New York January 6, 1928.

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