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Limelight

A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.

Director

Charles Chaplin

Year

Genre

drama, music, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Celebrated Productions,United Artists

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 4 nominations total

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Calvero

Charles Chaplin

Thereza 'Terry' Ambrose

Postant

Calvero's Partner

Neville

Bodalink

Dancer - Harlequin

Dancer - Columbine

Mrs. Sybil Alsop

Marjorie Bennett

Thereza's Doctor

John Redfern - Calvero's Agent

Claudius

Maid (as Mollie Glessing)

Dr. Blake - Calvero's Doctor (as Leonard Mudi)

Street Musician

Loyal Underwood

Street Musician (as Snub Pollard)

Street Musician

Little Boy

Billy Lee Aimone

Music Hall Patron

Benjie Bancroft

Music Hall Patron

Music Hall Patron

Clown

Charles Chaplin Jr.

Little Girl on Steps

Geraldine Chaplin

Child on Steps

Josephine Chaplin

Child on Steps

Michael Chaplin

Extra

Music Hall Patron

Music Hall Patron

Music Hall Patron

Midget in Agent's Office

Emissary - Dress Circle

Griffin - Clown Outside Stage Door

Cyril Delevanti

Music Hall Patron

Music Hall Patron

Patrician Lady in Dress Circle

Extra in Dress Circle

Newsboy

Socialite

Dinner Guest

Pub Extra

Music Hall Performer

Extra in Dress Circle

Empire Theatre Patron

Little Boy

Stagehand

Dinner Guest

Man in Music Hall Audience

Extra in Dress Circle

Sherry Moreland

Music Hall Patron

George Nardelli

Extra in Dress Circle

Milicent Patrick

Mrs. Parker

Music Hall Patron

Man in Saloon

Extra in Dress Circle

Music Hall Patron

Derelict

Extra in Dress Circle

Extra in Dress Circle

Major Domo at Dinner

Reception Guest

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Calvero Child On Steps Postant Mrs. Alsop Bodalink Neville Calvero's Partner

You've joined the army - Limelight

You've joined the army

I don't see why the chief needs
so many men - Limelight

I don't see why the chief needs so many men

Don't worry I can handle the old girl - Limelight

Don't worry I can handle the old girl

It's more than pity - Limelight

It's more than pity

- Have you seen anything of Jones?
- Nope. - Limelight

- Have you seen anything of Jones? - Nope.

How's it feel to wake up famous - Limelight

How's it feel to wake up famous

The whole thing is false - Limelight

The whole thing is false

It's Melvin. - Limelight

Believe it or not - Limelight

Believe it or not

Oh it's love - Limelight

Time is the great author - Limelight

Time is the great author

All the world's a stage - Limelight

All the world's a stage

There's something about working the streets I like - Limelight

There's something about working the streets I like

A little more grown up - Limelight

A little more grown up

Something's gone - Limelight

Something's gone

You've got to come back - Limelight

You've got to come back

Don't be afraid to tell - Limelight

Don't be afraid to tell

I never thought we'd come to this - Limelight

I never thought we'd come to this

The stage manager - Limelight

The stage manager

In those days you were drunk - Limelight

In those days you were drunk

It's me Postant - Limelight

It's me Postant

That's all any of us are - Limelight

That's all any of us are

I know what you're thinking - Limelight

I know what you're thinking

There's always that little home in the country - Limelight

There's always that little home in the country

This is a wonderful evening - Limelight

This is a wonderful evening

Are you all right - Limelight

Are you all right

And in the elegant melancholy of twilight - Limelight

And in the elegant melancholy of twilight

The heart and the mind - Limelight

The heart and the mind

I believe I'm dying - Limelight

I believe I'm dying

I must see about that ambulance - Limelight

I must see about that ambulance

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A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.

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Director: Charles Chaplin

Writer: Charles Chaplin

Production: Celebrated Productions,United Artists

Genre: drama, music, romance

Year: 1952

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 31 Oct 1952

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 4 nominations total

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