The moment The Circus was completed,he launched into making City Lights. In the next few years Charlie was to make three of his finest films: City lights in 1931,Modern Times in 1936,and The Great Dictator in 1940.

• 《马戏团》问世后，他马上开拍《城市之光》以后数年间，查理完成了最出色的影片中的三部，即《城市之光》(1931)、《摩登时代》(1936)、和《大独裁者》(1940年)。