City Lights

1931 film directed by Charlie Chaplin
Movie film Q238211
City Lights
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City Lights

Summary

City Lights is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (705 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • City Lights received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • City Lights's image is recorded as City Lights (1931 theatrical poster - retouched).jpg[4].
  • City Lights's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • City Lights's director is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[6].
  • City Lights's screenwriter is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[7].
  • City Lights's composer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[8].
  • City Lights's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood[9].
  • City Lights's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[10].
  • City Lights's genre is recorded as comedy drama[11].
  • City Lights's genre is recorded as tragicomedy[12].
  • City Lights's cast member is recorded as Harry Myers[13].
  • City Lights's cast member is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[14].
  • City Lights's cast member is recorded as Henry Bergman[15].
  • City Lights's cast member is recorded as Virginia Cherrill[16].
  • City Lights's cast member is recorded as Al Ernest Garcia[17].
  • City Lights's cast member is recorded as Albert Austin[18].
  • City Lights's cast member is recorded as Granville Redmond[19].
  • City Lights's cast member is recorded as Hank Mann[20].
  • City Lights's cast member is recorded as Jean Harlow[21].
  • City Lights's cast member is recorded as Robert Parrish[22].
  • City Lights's cast member is recorded as Eddie Baker[23].
  • City Lights's cast member is recorded as Florence Lee[24].
  • City Lights's producer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[25].
  • City Lights's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316751709[26].
  • City Lights's GND ID is recorded as 4727894-8[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

City Lights's producer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[25]. Its director is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[7]. Cast members include Harry Myers[13], Charlie Chaplin[14], Henry Bergman[15], Virginia Cherrill[16], Al Ernest Garcia[17], and Albert Austin[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1931-01-30T00:00:00Z[28], +1931-03-07T00:00:00Z[29], +1931-04-03T00:00:00Z[30], and +1931-00-00T00:00:00Z[31]. City Lights's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include romantic comedy[10], comedy drama[11], and tragicomedy[12]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[33].

Subject and Themes

City Lights's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood[9].

Reception

City Lights received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 9.2/10[34], 95%[35], 99/100[36], and 8.5/10[37].

Why It Matters

City Lights ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (705 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What awards did City Lights receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  32. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre romantic comedy, comedy drama, tragicomedy
    Publication date +1931-01-30T00:00:00Z, +1931-03-07T00:00:00Z, +1931-04-03T00:00:00Z +1
    Local thumb /static/img/city-lights.jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P577]]: 1931"
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