The Circus (1928) – Filming Locations
Comedy / Romance / Drama · Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Starring Charlie Chaplin, Merna Kennedy
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
Where was The Circus filmed?
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Majority of circus scenes and interior sequences filmed on studio sets and backlots. Chaplin's own studio facilities and nearby backlots were used for the elaborate circus tent and performance sequences, representing the core production base for this silent feature
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Chase sequences and exterior circus parade sequences. Open landscape used for filming exterior chase and movement sequences characteristic of Chaplin's physical comedy