Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 1. The Ending 2. Chaplin's Hollywood Roots 3. Three Preceding Features 4. Divorce and Tax Problems 5. Hannah 6. The Challenge of the Talkies 7. Refining a Story 8. The Production Record in Perspective 9. A Troubled Production: To November 1929 10. The Production Clarifies: From November 1929 11. Chaplin, the Jazz Age, and Submerged Autobiography 12. The Narrative Structure 13. The Opening Scenes: A Closer Look 14. Contrasting Moral Universes 15. Final Sequence: Part One 16. Final Sequence: The Heartbreaking Ending 17. Release and Reception 18. The Legacy of City Lights Notes Credits Bibliography

About the Author

Charles Maland is Professor of Cinema Studies, American Studies and English at the University of Tennessee.