Limelight (1952 film)

Limelight is a 1952 film about a washed-up vaudeville performer who befriends a young dancer.
 * Written and directed by Charles Chaplin.

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Calvero

 * What do you want meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning. Desire is the theme of all life!
 * There's something about working the streets I like. It's the tramp in me I suppose.
 * That's all any of us are: amateurs. We don't live long enough to be anything else.
 * Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it needs is courage, imagination... and a little dough.

Dialogue

 * Terry: [after attempting suicide] I'm sorry.
 * Calvero: You should be. A young girl like you wanting to throw your life away. Heh! When you are my age you want to hang onto it.


 * Terry: Worms can't smile!
 * Calvero: Oh, how would you know, have you ever appealed to their sense of humour?


 * Calvero's partner: If one more person tells me this is just like old times, I swear I'll jump out the window!
 * Postant: [enters] Here we are again, lads, just like old times!


 * Terry: So few of us have the ability to really feel.
 * Calvero: Or the opportunity.


 * Calvero: My home is the theater.
 * Terry: I thought you hated the theater.
 * Calvero: I also hate the sight of blood, but it's in my veins.

Taglines

 * It will move you to love, laughter and tears.
 * The masterpiece of laughter and tears from the master of comedy!

Cast

 * Charles Chaplin - Calvero
 * Claire Bloom - Thereza "Terry" Embrose
 * Nigel Bruce - Postant
 * Buster Keaton - Calvero's partner
 * Sydney Chaplin - Ernest Neville
 * Norman Lloyd - Bodalink