Orson Welles dubbed him “a real master” and Charlie Chaplin thought the world of Clair’s “À Nous la Liberté” (1931) — so much so that when “Modern Times” came down the pike four years later, Clair’s ...

But the director who even showed them up is one of the original masters of the silent comedy, Charlie Chaplin, in his 1931 feature, City Lights. City Lights follows Chaplin's iconic Little Tramp ...