THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S "THE CIRCUS" (1928)

The storyline from the film shows this. Chaplin’s tramp falls in really like with Merna, who returns his passion. Then, a tightrope walker named Rex (played by Henry Bergman) comes onto the scene and Merna instantly falls in enjoy with him. Why? Simply because his act is daring and harmful whilst Chaplin’s clown act has much less Status. Also,