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The Kid (1921)

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Starring (View all)
Carl Miller Carl Miller
The Man
Edna Purviance Edna Purviance
The Woman
Jackie Coogan Jackie Coogan
The Child
Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin
A Tramp
Albert Austin Albert Austin
Car Thief / Man in Shelter
Nellie Bly Baker Nellie Bly Baker
Slum Nurse
Henry Bergman Henry Bergman
Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper
Edward Biby Edward Biby
Orphan Asylum Driver


Written by
Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin
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Wonderful Chaplin adventure!

15 years, 5 months ago at Oct 3 6:03
6 votes
Charlie Chaplin's name has grown synonymous with classic comedy. Throughout the early 1900s, the extraordinary silent movie comedian featured in short films ranging from 10-30 minutes. These years denoted the birth of one of the most recognisable movie characters in existence: Chaplin's Little Tramp. There is little doubt that Chaplin knew how to put bums on seats. He also knew how to move his aud... read more

The Kid

11 years, 6 months ago at Sep 1 5:17
6 votes
Perhaps it’s because I saw this one after watching his lionized classics like City Lights, Modern Times, The Gold Rush, and The Great Dictator that I found The Kid to be more of a beautiful introductory for what was to come than a film that packs the same amount of weight and heft that the others contain. Maybe it’s also because it didn’t make me feel as joyous as I was expecting from a Chap... read more

Review of The Kid

10 years ago at Mar 2 23:51
6 votes
Note: For this review, I watched the original 1921 version of The Kid (as opposed to the 1971 cut, which includes a musical score composed by Charlie Chaplin).

Silent films have always fascinated and impressed me for as long as I can remember. Modern cinema has the advantage of words and improved cinematography, effects, etc., that makes it easier and easier to draw the audience in... read more
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The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put that relationship in jeopardy.
Release date: 6 February 1921
UPC: 014381917826
Tags: 1921 (33), Comedy (21), Silent (21), 1920s (19), Drama (15), Family (12), Usa (8), Black & White (8), Slapstick (8), Orphan (7), Charlie Chaplin (6), The Tramp (6), Funny (4), Orphanage (4), 300 Greatest Films (4), B&w (3), B & W (3), Window Smashing (3), (3)
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My Favorite Films of the 1920s (10 movies items)

" "A picture with a smile - and perhaps, a tear." Directed by Charles Chaplin Written by Charles Chaplin Music by Charles Chaplin Cinematography by Roland Totheroh Editing by Charles Chaplin"


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" "A picture with a smile - and perhaps, a tear." Written by Charles Chaplin Music by Charles Chaplin Cinematography by Roland Totheroh Editing by Charles Chaplin"


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"5.9. 2023 "The Kid" is a very personal film for Chaplin. It is basically his testament to his childhood. It is also tribute to humanity. In the story the Tramp takes care of a baby abandonded by a desperate woman. Years go by and the boy's mother becomes a successfull star in the entertainment industry. However, success can't hide those natural feelings that mother has for her son, even though she never even got to know him. The Tramp and grown up kid somehow manage to survive by working togeth"


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fernando posted a review 2 years, 10 months ago

“(OK) Yeah, is one of the most tender Chaplins, but there´s such irreverence, and they're so castaways (the trick to broke ns repair windows is great), son conmprehensive with the autorithy and with the gangsters, so well narrated...” read more

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" Notes: Even though Charles Chaplin had been directing many movies as far back as 1914, I actually consider this movie his official directing debut since it was his first full length feature. Anyway, back then, when it was released it was obviously a tremendous critical and commercial success. Back in those days, Chaplin was already a big player thanks to the success of his marvelous short movies but with this new long format, he was clearly displaying his ambition to reach some new creative he"


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