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Charlie Chaplin made almost a hundred movies in his career, but is probably best known for the baggy clothed Tramp character that got in and out of trouble in deliciously funny ways. Along with Modern Times (1936) and Gold Rush, The (1925), City Lights (1931) is probably one of the best opportunities to see Chaplin at his best. There are great scenes including a drunk Chaplin picking fights at a restaurant and a boxing match where Chaplin beffudles his opponent by dancing around the ring. The most surprising part of City Lights though was how even after numerous viewings the sappy story of a good hearted tramp trying to help a blind flower girl still gets to me. I don’t just mean gets to me, but makes me cry, as in tears coming down at the end of the movie.