^“Charlie Chaplin : Filming The Circus”. www.charliechaplin.com. Roy Export S.A.S.. 2024年5月30日閲覧。 “The Circus won Charles Chaplin his first Academy Award ... he was given it at the first presentations ceremony, in 1929. The special award was for ‘Versatility and genius in writing, acting, directing and producing’.”
^Robinson, David[英語版]. “Charlie Chaplin : Filming The Circus”. charliechaplin.com (英語). Roy Export S.A.S. 2023年12月27日閲覧. Even before shooting began, the huge circus tent which provides the principal setting for the film was destroyed by gales. After four weeks of filming, Chaplin discovered that bad laboratory work had made everything already shot unusable. In the ninth month of shooting, a fire raged through the studio, destroying sets and props.
^“First Academy Awards ceremony - This Day In History” (英語). History channel. A&E Television Networks, LLC.. 2023年10月18日閲覧。 “A special honorary award was presented to Charlie Chaplin. Originally a nominee for Best Actor, Best Writer and Best Comedy Director for The Circus, Chaplin was removed from these categories so he could receive the special award, a change that some attributed to his unpopularity in Hollywood.”
^“That monkey…” (英語). Charlie Nelson on Silent Screen. onsilentscreen (2017年12月3日). 2023年10月18日閲覧。 “Other sources have preferred to call the little show-stealer of The Kid Brother, Josephine. That name has certainly been attached to the co-star of The Cameraman, and so today, they are generally regarded as one and the same, and not two monkeys in similar-looking suits.”