Continuity mistake: At the end of the movie when the blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill),sees her tramp benefactor for the first time Chaplin's hand jumps back and forth away from his mouth in sucessive shots.
City Lights (1931)
Directed by: Charles Chaplin
Starring: Charles Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Virginia Cherrill
Continuity mistake: When Charlie dives into the other boxer (Hank Mann) you can clearly see in the DVD release that Charlie is supported by a wire.
Continuity mistake: When the Tramp takes the blind girl home in the Rolls for the first time, he hands her her cane. But when they arrive at her house, she doesn't have her cane and he doesn't hand it back to her.
The Tramp: Tomorrow the birds will sing.
The Tramp: Be careful how you're driving.
Eccentric Millionaire: Am I driving?
The Tramp: You can see now?
A Blind Girl: Yes, I can see now.
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