DETAILED NOTES ON CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S "THE CIRCUS" (1928)

The storyline in the movie exhibits this. Chaplin’s tramp falls in appreciate with Merna, who returns his affection. Then, a tightrope walker named Rex (performed by Henry Bergman) comes onto the scene and Merna straight away falls in enjoy with him. Why? Because his act is daring and unsafe whilst Chaplin’s clown act has a lot less prestige. A