Stills

The Circus

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Charlie shares his bread with famished circus rider Merna (Merna Kennedy)

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Merna Kennedy, Charles Chaplin and Henry Bergman as the old clown

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Charlie prepares for his starring role

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Charlie overhears Merna talking to the fortune teller

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After finally escaping the tightrope, Charlie hurtles into a general store

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After being sacked, Charlie is visited by Merna

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Charlie is best man at Rex's (Harry Crocker) and Merna's (Merna Kennedy) wedding

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Rex (Harry Crocker) confronts the Circus owner (Allan Garcia) - demanding that Merna (Merna Kennedy), his new wife, is treated with respect and that Charlie is reinstated

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An advertisement for the film

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The circus monkeys make Charlie's treacherous trapeze walk trickier

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Unknowingly the star of the show, Chaplin reveals the magician's secrets

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The morning of his first day with the circus, Charlie prepares soup

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Circus owner Allan Garcia gives the forlorn Chaplin his marching orders

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Chaplin doesn't feel quite so brave when the lion wakes up

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Henry Bergman and Charlie Chaplin share a joke during a break in filming

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