Virginia Cherril Martini, who played the blind flower girl in Charlie Chaplin's 1931 movie "City Lights," died last Thursday at the age of 88. Noah talks to Patrick Loughney of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division/Moving Image Section of the Library of Congress about her famous final scene with Chaplin and the movie's significance in film history. Loughney says Cherril was able to capture the essence of the blind girl, without being pitiful. That final scene took months of rehearsal.
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