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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 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.
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- Charlie Chaplin (1972 re-release)
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- Charlie Chaplin
The Kid: Directed by Charles Chaplin. With Charles Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Carl Miller, Edna Purviance. The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.
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- Charles Chaplin
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
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Chaplin’s fifth film for First National, The Kid, is one of his finest achievements and remains universally beloved by critics and audiences alike. The film is a perfect blend of comedy and drama and is arguably Chaplin’s most personal and autobiographical work.
Mar 12, 2024 · Lee Pfeiffer. 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. A tramp (played by Chaplin) reluctantly rescues a.
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16 hours ago · Silent film The Kid (1921) tells the story of an abandoned child’s impromptu adoption by and life with The Tramp, the main character of its writer, director, producer and star, Charlie Chaplin. ...
Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 masterpiece of silent cinema, The Kid, is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. In this film, his feature-length directorial debut, Chaplin stars as his already iconic Tramp character alongside a young Jackie Coogan, who plays th…