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The Kid is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, and features Jackie Coogan [4] as his foundling baby, adopted son and sidekick. This was Chaplin's first full-length film as a director. It was a huge success and was the second-highest-grossing film in 1921. [5] .
- $5,450,000
- Charlie Chaplin (1972 re-release)
- $250,000
- Charlie Chaplin
1h 8m. IMDb RATING. 8.2 /10. 134K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Comedy Drama Family. The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy. Director. Charles Chaplin. Writer. Charles Chaplin. Stars. Charles Chaplin. Edna Purviance. Jackie Coogan. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. +5. Add to Watchlist.
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All this though was still hidden in the far-off future in 1921, when The Kid gave Chaplin the only true co-star of his career, and brought both Chaplin and the child to an unparalleled peak of world fame and affection. Jackie Coogan and Charlie Chaplin on the set of The Kid. Text by David Robinson Copyright 2004 MK2 SA
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Mar 12, 2024 · The Kid, American silent film comedy-drama, released in 1921, that starred Charlie Chaplin in the first feature film with his popular “ Little Tramp” character. It elevated Jackie Coogan to the status of the film industry’s first child superstar.
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Jan 8, 2021 · Advertisement. “The Kid” is a natural successor to “A Dog’s Life,” a Chaplin comedy from three years earlier which originally posits the question: what would happen if a stray adopted a stray? Our hero is well-defined: he’s a vagabond who lives on the margins of society.
Jun 16, 2021 · By Michael McCarrick. Published Jun 16, 2021. 100 years have passed since Charlie Chaplin's directorial debut The Kid was released, and it set the course for a century of comedy-dramas. When cinephiles think of the silent era, Charlie Chaplin and his iconic Little Tramp character are the first to come to mind.
Synopsis of The Kid exactly as written by the Chaplin Studio in 1921. By listing the cast simply as The Man, The Woman, The Tramp and The Policeman, we have already the constituent elements of a drama. The Story opens with The Woman, “whose sin was Motherhood”, leaving the maternity Hospital with her infant child.