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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.
Original – The Circus is a 1928 silent romantic comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film stars Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker, George Davis and Henry Bergman.
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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.
Following World War I, circus films became popular. In 1924 He Who Gets Slapped was the first film released by MGM; in 1925 Sally of the Sawdust (remade 1930), Variety, and Vaudeville were produced, followed by The Devil's Circus in 1926 and The Circus starring Charlie Chaplin, Circus Rookies, 4 Devils; and Laugh Clown Laugh in 1928.
Although Crocker was for most of his career a Los Angeles Examiner newsman, he also appeared as Rex in Charlie Chaplin's The Circus in 1928. [1] He was Chaplin's personal assistant until he was fired during the making of Chaplin's City Lights in 1930. Crocker later reconciled with Chaplin and maintained a friendship until the comedian left ...
The following is an overview of 1928 in film, ... January 6 – The long-awaited Charlie Chaplin comedy The Circus premieres at the Strand Theatre in New York City. [6]
Tragedy at the Royal Circus (German: Tragödie im Zirkus Royal) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Alfred Lind and starring Bernhard Goetzke, Ellen Kürti, and Werner Pittschau. [1] The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann and Bernhard Schwidewski