The Circus The Circus is Here! Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter. Details Casts Title The Circus Release Date 1928-01-06 Runtime 01 Hours 12 Minutes Genres Comedy Family Romance Production Companies Charles Chaplin Productions Production Countries United States of America Charlie Chaplin A Tramp Al Ernest Garcia The Circus Proprietor an? Merna Kennedy The Proprietor's Step-Da? Harry Crocker Rex, a Tight Rope Walker George Davis A Magician Henry Bergman An Old Clown Tiny Sandford The Head Property Man John Rand An Assistant Property Man Steve Murphy A Pickpocket Albert Austin Clown (uncredited) Chester A. Bachman Cop (uncredited) Eugene Barry Cop (uncredited) Jack Bernard Man in Circus Audience (? Stanley Blystone Cop (uncredited) Heinie Conklin Clown (uncredited) Toraichi Kono Man in Circus Audience (? H.L. Kyle Man in Circus Audience (? Betty Morrissey The Vanishing Lady (uncr? Jack Pierce Man Operating Ropes (unc? Wyn Ritchie Evans Woman in Crowd (uncredit? Hugh Saxon Man in Circus Audience (? Doc Stone The Prizefighter (uncred? Armand Triller Clown (uncredited) Max Tyron Pickpocket Victim (uncre?