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

The storyline inside the film displays this. Chaplin’s tramp falls in enjoy with Merna, who returns his affection. Then, a tightrope walker named Rex (performed by Henry Bergman) arrives on to the scene and Merna quickly falls in appreciate with him. Why? Since his act is daring and unsafe while Chaplin’s clown act has considerably less Status.