Virginia Cherrill is delightful as a young blind flower seller who captures the tramp’s attention completely. Later on that evening, while crossing a bridge, he meets a drunken millionaire contemplating suicide (played by Harry Myers), and manages to persuade him to stick around for a bit longer. As a token of gratitude, the millionaire invites him to a party at his home, followed by several other outings. However, when he wakes up with an awful hangover the next morning, he has no idea who this tramp is, so instructs his butler to have him removed. Meanwhile, still wanting to assist the woman he cares for, the kindhearted vagrant learns from a newspaper that there could be a treatment available for her blindness—though it would cost quite a bit of money. His inebriated friend offers him $1,000 to help out, but when he’s sober again, as is his habit, he claims to have no memory of the "gift." The police get involved and events then spiral into a series of unfortunate situations that compel the tramp to come up with alternative means of earning the money. This urgency increases when he finds out that she has abandoned her usual location and is now quite ill, being looked after by her grandmother (Florence Lee), who are also facing eviction. It's likely his boxing attempts provide most of the film’s amusement, but there are numerous other funny moments—particularly between him and Myers—and the scenes featuring Cherrill are heartwarming and lovely as well. Chaplin maintains a good tempo throughout the movie, offering plenty of different elements in what is truly an excellent film to see.
On October 4, 2026
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