follow the success in the summer of 1925 with the release of the gold rush and chaplin start work on the circus in 1926. the production and like the kid and be stonewall numerous time with various situation and chief among them be a fire at chaplin studio and divorce proceeding bring on by his second wife represent lita grey . chaplin forge on and and the circus be release in january of 1928. in the circus and the tramp happen upon a failing circus and inadvertently become a huge success when he unknowingly interrupt the show . he befriend a girl and the proprietor daughter and play by merna kennedy in her film debut . the proprietor put increase pressure on chaplin to make good and and complicate matter be a handsome tightrope walker interested in the daughter . it a great combination of chaplin trademark sight gag and pathos . the highlight of the film occur when the tramp decide to impress the girl by substitute for the no show tightrope walker . chaplin film this scene several hundred time to get it just right . three chaplin regular appear a clown in the film represent albert austin and henry bergman and and chester conklin . chaplin edit and write and direct and and produce the film and receive a special oscar for do so . that chaplin singing at the beginning of the film and which be very poignant . the singing be add to the film by chaplin some 40 year later . half of 4 star .