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Limelight Overview:

Limelight (1952) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Charlie Chaplin and produced by Charlie Chaplin.

SYNOPSIS

A winsome fable of music-hall performer Chaplin regaining his love of life after turning a young ballerina (a radiant, 19 year-old Bloom) from suicide. Chaplin and Keaton's only screen appearance together comes in a nostalgic vaudeville skit. Chaplin also wrote the lovely score, for which he earned an Oscar (in 1971!). Chaplin's daughter Geraldine makes her screen debut.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1972 --- Ceremony Number 45 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringCharles Chaplin, Raymond Rasch, Larry Russell Won
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Limelight BlogHub Articles:

Limelight (1952)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 23, 2017 From 4 Star Films

The glamour of limelight, from which age must pass as youth centers  A story of a ballerina and a clown…  In Limelight it quickly becomes evident that Charles Chaplin was well aware of his own legend and how couldn’t he be? For years he had been held in the highest regards, loved by th... Read full article

Limelight (1952)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 23, 2017 From 4 Star Films

The glamour of limelight, from which age must pass as youth centers  A story of a ballerina and a clown…  In Limelight it quickly becomes evident that Charles Chaplin was well aware of his own legend and how couldn’t he be? For years he had been held in the highest regards, loved by th... Read full article

Limelight (1952)

By Beatrice on Sep 11, 2015 From Flickers in Time

Limelight Directed by Charles Chaplin Written by Charles Chaplin 1952/USA Celebrated Productions First viewing/Hulu Plus I want to like the talkie Charles Chaplin more than I do but I just can’t.  This one gets some points for the physical comedy, his little songs, and Buster Keaton. Cal... Read full article

Limelight

By RBuccicone on May 10, 2012 From MacGuffin Movies

Limelight (1953)      Charlie Chaplin‘s was nearing the end of his career when in 1953 he made a drama that could almost be considered semi-autobiographical in nature had the actor’s box office prowess not remained so strong. Limelight is about an aging stage comedian who in 1914 Lon... Read full article

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Limelight Quotes:

Calvero: I'm dying, I should know, I've done it plenty of times before.
Calvero: Time is the best author. It always writes the perfect ending.
Terry: Worms can't smile!
Calvero: Oh, how would you know, have you ever appealed to their sense of humour?
Calvero: There's greatness in everyone.
Calvero: What a day! The sun's shining, the kettle's singing, *and* we've paid the rent. There's going to be an earthquake, I know it, I know it, I know it.
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Limelight Facts
Chaplin's theme from "Limelight" was a hit in the 1950s under the title "Eternally."
In once scene, Calvero (Charles Chaplin) quips, "It's the tramp in me", which is a nod to his Little Tramp character, which propelled him to fame and fortune in a series of silent films.
The first feature film in which Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton appeared onscreen together. This is often wrongly cited as their first onscreen meeting, but both appeared in a short publicity film in the 1920s entitled Seeing Stars.
Charles Chaplin, Ray Rasch and Larry Russell won the Oscar for Best Original Score for this film, but it was the Oscar for films released in 1972. The picture had never played in a Los Angeles-area cinema during the intervening 20 years and was not eligible for Oscar consideration until it did.
Chaplin sailed to London for the 16 Oct 1952 world premiere, but his re-entry permit was revoked after he left because of suspected Communist Party ties. After showings of "Limelight" in New York and other east coast cities, an anti-Chaplin frenzy caused cancellation of showings in other cities.
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