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The Circus, Lobby Card (the place card)

The tramp sits beside the girl in plaid.

What

A 1928 lobby card from United Artists for The Circus, a silent romantic comedy.

Why

Merna Kennedy plays opposite Chaplin, with Al Ernest Garcia, Harry Crocker and Henry Bergman in the cast.

Notice

The caption under the oval reads "I don't see your name on any place card." and the title runs in pale teal across an orange band.

“A tramp without a place”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

Film
The Circus (1928), dir. Charlie Chaplin
Country / studio
United States · United Artists
Format
Lobby card
Poster published
U.S. lobby card, colour, 1928
Source
Wikimedia Commons
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Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18. Star-portrait piece: sold as the artifact, the film named, the star incidental.

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