CITY LIGHTS

In City Lights, Charlie Chapin’s little tramp tries to win the heart of a blind flower seller. Along the way he’s taken in by a memory-challenged drunken billionaire and spends a little time in jail. It is a film containing some of his most famous adventures, and as such occupies a position in the upper reaches of any list concerning the greatest films of all time.

City Lights is also notable for the changing landscape in which it was produced. 1931 was an interesting time for both cinema and America as a nation. The Great Depression was dawning and while City Lights has a little fun surrounding the subject

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from Horror and Sci Fi Magazines http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/dvd-and-blu-ray-home-entertainment-reviews/12959-city-lights