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The Kid (1921)

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6 reels of Joy.

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Charlie Chaplin
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    A Tramp Charlie Chaplin
  • Profile picture of Jackie Coogan
    The Kid Jackie Coogan
  • Profile picture of Carl Miller
    The Man Carl Miller
  • Profile picture of Edna Purviance
    The Woman Edna Purviance
  • Profile picture of Albert Austin
    Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited) Albert Austin
  • Profile picture of Beulah Bains
    Bride (uncredited) Beulah Bains
  • Profile picture of Nellie Bly Baker
    Slum Nurse (uncredited) Nellie Bly Baker
  • Profile picture of Henry Bergman
    Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited) Henry Bergman

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Keywords

  • angel
  • suicide attempt
  • fistfight
  • slapstick comedy
  • black and white
  • class differences
  • foundling
  • silent film
  • dream sequence
  • semi autobiographical
  • car theft
  • little tramp
  • illegitimate child
  • unwed mother
  • abandoned baby
  • out of wedlock child
  • raised like own child
  • good deed doer