...något nytt och häpnadsväckande.
...en tragisk komedi med ett mycket fyndigt manus, späckat med några av filmhistoriens mest oförglömliga scener...
...remains both funny and poignant, with Chaplin excelling in his dual role, while being magnificently supported by Henry Daniell as Garbitsch, Billy Gilbert as Herring and Jack Oakie as the competitively bombastic Napolini.
...Chaplin's first talking picture and the highest-grossing of his career...