Editing The Circus (1928 film) (section)

===Filming===
Filming began on January 11, 1926, and the majority was completed by November.<ref>Lynn 1997, p. 308.</ref><ref name="Mitch58">Mitchell 1997, p. 58.</ref> After the first month of filming, it was discovered that the [[film negative]] had been scratched; restoration work was able to eventually adjust the negative.<ref name="Mitch57">Mitchell 1997, p. 57.</ref> A major fire broke out at Chaplin's studios in September, delaying production for a month.<ref name="Mitch57"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Flom|first=Eric L.|year=1997|title=Chaplin in the Sound Era: An Analysis of the Seven Talkies|publisher=McFarland|isbn=0-7864-0325-X|page=34}}</ref>  Chaplin was served with divorce papers by [[Lita Grey]] in December, and litigation delayed the release of the film for another year.