CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S "THE CIRCUS" (1928) - AN OVERVIEW

The storyline inside the film demonstrates this. Chaplin’s tramp falls in like with Merna, who returns his passion. Then, a tightrope walker named Rex (performed by Henry Bergman) will come onto the scene and Merna immediately falls in like with him. Why? Since his act is daring and risky though Chaplin’s clown act has much less prestige. Also,