THE FACT ABOUT CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S "THE CIRCUS" (1928) THAT NO ONE IS SUGGESTING

The storyline inside the movie displays this. Chaplin’s tramp falls in like with Merna, who returns his affection. Then, a tightrope walker named Rex (performed by Henry Bergman) comes on to the scene and Merna immediately falls in enjoy with him. Why? Because his act is daring and unsafe while Chaplin’s clown act has considerably less Status.