The Circus (1928)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (4)
| Original title | The Circus |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Swedish release | 1928-02-17 |
Cast
Al Ernest Garcia
(as Allan Garcia)
cirkusdirektören
Merna Kennedy
cirkusdirektörens styvdotter, cirkusryttarinna
Harry Crocker
Rex, luftakrobat/sur rekvisitör/clown
George Davis
illusionist
Tiny Sandford
(as Stanley J. Sandford)
chef för cirkusrekvisitan
John Rand
rekvisitaassistent/cown
Titles
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Crew
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| Director of Photography |
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| Unit Publicist |
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| Lab Coordinator |
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| Musical Arrangement |
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| Conductor |
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| Driver |
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Cast
| Al Ernest Garcia (as Allan Garcia) | cirkusdirektören | ||
| Merna Kennedy | cirkusdirektörens styvdotter, cirkusryttarinna | ||
| Harry Crocker | Rex, luftakrobat/sur rekvisitör/clown | ||
| George Davis | illusionist | ||
| Tiny Sandford (as Stanley J. Sandford) | chef för cirkusrekvisitan | ||
| John Rand | rekvisitaassistent/cown | ||
| Steve Murphy | en ficktjuv | ||
| Charles Chaplin | luffaren | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| Albert Austin | clown | ||
| Henry Bergman | gammal clown | ||
| Betty Morrissey | damen som försvinner | ||
| Charles A. Bachman | polis | ||
| Eugene Barry | polis | ||
| Stanley Blystone | polis | ||
| Armand Triller | clown | ||
| Heinie Conklin | clown | ||
| Jack P. Pierce (as Jack Pierce) | cirkusarbetaren som sköter linor | ||
| Bill Knight | polis | ||
| Jack Bernard | man i cirkuspubliken | ||
| Toraichi Kono | man i cirkuspubliken | ||
| H.L. Kyle | man i cirkuspubliken | ||
| Hugh Saxon | man i cirkuspubliken | ||
| L.J. O'Connor | polis | ||
| Max Tyron | ficktjuvens offer | ||
| Doc Stone | proffsboxartvillingar | (bortklippt i den slutliga versionen) |
Companies
| Production Company | Charles Chaplin Film Corp. | ||
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| Copyright | Charles Chaplin Film Corp. | 1928-01-06 | LP24830 |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | United Artists AB | 1928 | |
| Sandrew Film & Teater AB | 1969 | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | 2003 | |
| Soul Media | 2011 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 107981 |
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| Date | 1969-04-28 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 1965 meters |
| Censorship number | 40369 |
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| Date | 1928-02-09 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 1974 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.33:1 |
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| Sound type | Silent |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 22 |
| Length in metres | 1950 meter |
| Length in minutes | 78 min |
| Reels | 7 reels |
Production location
| USA | 1927-09-03 | 1927-11-19 | ||||
| USA | 1924-11-02 | 1926-12-05 | ||||
| Chaplin Studios, 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA | ||||
| Glendale, Kalifornien | USA |
Release dates
| First showing | 1928-01-06 | Strand Theatre | New York City, New York | USA | 78 min | (22 b/s) |
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| Other showing | 1928-01-27 | Grauman's Chinese Theatre | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA | 78 min | (22 b/s) |
| Release in Sweden | 1928-02-17 | Palladium | Stockholm | Sweden | (stum version) | |
| Other showing | 1969-04-16 | Gaumont Colisée | Paris | France | 72 min | (ljudlagd version) |
| Re-release | 1969-05-03 | USA | 72 min | (ljudlagd version) | ||
| 1969-08-07 | Ritz | Stockholm | Sweden | 72 min | (ljudlagd version) | |
| TV showing | 1981-02-02 | TV1 | Sweden | |||
| 1982-12-25 | TV1 | Sweden | ||||
| DVD release | 2003-10-29 | Sweden | ||||
| 2011-04-27 | Sweden | |||||
| Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia | 2012-02-05 | |||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2014-09-15 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| 2019-02-10 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Swing, Little Girl | |
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| Composer | Charles Chaplin | (1969) |
| Lyrics | Charles Chaplin | (1969) |
| Singer | Charles Chaplin | (1969) |
Related films
| I Stop Time (2014) | The Circus (1928) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 1938 |
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 1954 |
| Element type | Digitalt visningsmaterial |
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| Carrier type | ProRes |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Poster title | Cirkus |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Synopsis |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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