Limelight
79.34 %|Oct 23, 1952|Romance, Drama, Music
A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
Featured Crew
Charlie Chaplin
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Original Story
Charlie Chaplin
Screenplay
Charlie Chaplin
Producer
Charlie Chaplin
Original Music Composer
Karl Struss
Director of Photography
Joe Inge
Editor
Eugène Lourié
Art Direction
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Cast
Charlie Chaplin
Calvero
Claire Bloom
Terry, a Dancer
Nigel Bruce
Postant, an Impresario
Buster Keaton
Calvero's Partner
Sydney Chaplin
Neville
Norman Lloyd
Bodalink
Andre Eglevsky
Dancer
Marjorie Bennett
Mrs. Alsop
Wheeler Dryden
Thereza's Doctor
Barry Bernard
John Redfern
Stapleton Kent
Claudius
Mollie Glessing
Maid
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Street Musician
Geraldine Chaplin
Little Girl in Opening Scene (uncredited)
Oona O'Neill Chaplin
Extra (uncredited)
Edna Purviance
Mrs. Parker (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Music Hall Performer (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Griffin - Clown Outside Stage Door (uncredited)
Melissa Hayden
Dancer - Columbine
Leonard Mudie
Dr. Blake - Calvero's Doctor
James Carlisle
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Extra in Dress Circle (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Newsboy (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Man in Music Hall Audience (uncredited)