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The Circus finally premiered in New York City on January 6, 1928, at the Strand Theatre, [12] and in Los Angeles on January 27 at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre. [13] It came right at the beginning of the sound film era, [ 14 ] with the very first feature sound film, The Jazz Singer (1927), having been released just months earlier.
The ringmaster of an impoverished circus hires Chaplin's Little Tramp as a clown, but discovers that he can only be funny unintentionally. Reason my first Featured picture nomination since, you know, that thing, however the reason I'm nominate this movie, it's becaused it is one of the most well know Charlie Chaplin movies and also, is the one ...
Many are best known by the name of their principal owner. The following is a list of both circuses and their country of origin. For more information on circuses in general see Circus , or Contemporary circus , or for information regarding the ancient Roman circus, see Circus Maximus .
A list of American films released in 1928. The American film industry was undergoing the transition to sound and released a mixture of sound and silent films during the year. Wings won the Academy Award for Outstanding Picture at the 1st Academy Awards, presented on May 16, 1929. The Last Command starring Emil Jannings.
Hall commenced her career on Broadway in 1921 in Shuffle Along and was featured in Runnin' Wild, and starred in Desires of 1927, Blackbirds of 1928, as well as being a big-name headlining act in her own right in variety/vaudeville and on the RKO and T. O. B. A. theatrical circuits across the USA during the late 1920s and early 1930s before ...
Name Film Status Notes 1927–28 Charles Chaplin: The Circus: Nominated Chaplin was originally nominated in this category (and three others) for The Circus, but the academy took him out of the running and gave him a Special Award. 1929–30 George Arliss: Disraeli: Won The Green Goddess: Nominated Ronald Colman: Bulldog Drummond: Nominated ...
In 1941, he became one of many actors cast by Universal Pictures in their large film serial, Riders of Death Valley. From the late 1930s to the mid-1940s, Williams appeared in supporting roles in a number of A pictures, sometimes with high billing, such as You Only Live Once , and in Columbia's first Technicolor film, The Desperadoes (1943).
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