THE CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S "THE CIRCUS" (1928) DIARIES

The storyline inside the movie exhibits this. Chaplin’s tramp falls in appreciate with Merna, who returns his affection. Then, a tightrope walker named Rex (played by Henry Bergman) will come onto the scene and Merna promptly falls in love with him. Why? Mainly because his act is daring and harmful when Chaplin’s clown act has much less Status.