Photo gallery for Charlie Chaplin's The Circus

June 19, 2014 tom.raymond Charlie Chaplin 0

Charlie Chaplin in "The Circus" - United Artists Picture - Lion in cage startles Charlie Chaplin

The Circus is one of Charlie Chaplin’s finest, yet most underrated, films — one of the best scenes involves Charlie being trapped in a cage with a sleeping lion:

Charlie Chaplin in The Circus
Charlie Chaplin in The Circus
The Circus - Charlie Chaplin tries to escape from the cage of the sleeping lion, not realizing that the door leaps to a wide awake tiger
Charlie Chaplin tries to escape from the cage of the sleeping lion
The Circus - Charlie Chaplin trapped in the lion's cage
Charlie Chaplin trapped in the lion’s cage
The Circus - Charlie Chaplin realizes he's run into the cage of a sleeping lion - with the door locked behind him!
Charlie Chaplin realizes he’s run into the cage of a sleeping lion – with the door locked behind him!
The Circus - Charlie Chaplin trying to keep the "friendly" dog from waking the sleeping lion
Charlie Chaplin trying to keep the “friendly” dog from waking the sleeping lion
The Circus - Merna Kennedy comes by - will she rescue Charlie from the lion's cage, or faint?
Merna Kennedy comes by – will she rescue Charlie from the lion’s cage, or faint?
The Circus - now that the door's unlocked, Charlie Chaplin bravely approaches the lion -- until it roars!
now that the door’s unlocked, Charlie Chaplin bravely approaches the lion — until it roars!
Charlie Chaplin in "The Circus" - United Artists Picture - Lion in cage startles Charlie Chaplin
Lion in cage startles Charlie Chaplin
The Circus - Merna Kennedy recovers from her faint, to rescue Charlie Chaplin from the lion's cage
Merna Kennedy recovers from her faint, to rescue Charlie Chaplin from the lion’s cage
The Circus - after running away from the lion at breakneck speed, Charlie Chaplin climbs as far away as he can get
running away from the lion at breakneck speed, Charlie Chaplin climbs as far away as he can get
The Circus - from the top of the pole, Charlie Chaplin waves to Merna Kennedy before coming down
from the top of the pole, Charlie Chaplin waves to Merna Kennedy before coming down
The Circus - after coming down, Charlie Chaplin impresses Merna Kennedy
after coming down, Charlie Chaplin impresses Merna Kennedy
Charlie on the high wire attacked by monkeys
Charlie on the high wire attacked by monkeys
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