THE 2-MINUTE RULE FOR CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S "THE CIRCUS" (1928)

The storyline in the movie demonstrates this. Chaplin’s tramp falls in like with Merna, who returns his passion. Then, a tightrope walker named Rex (performed by Henry Bergman) arrives on to the scene and Merna promptly falls in really like with him. Why? Because his act is daring and unsafe while Chaplin’s clown act has a lot less prestige. Al