MovieComedyDrama

The Kid

Name: The Kid
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1921-01-21
Duration: 1 h 8 min

1921 · 1h 8m · NR · EN · United States of America

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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Details

Director: Charlie Chaplin
Writers: Charlie Chaplin
Release date: January 21, 1921
Runtime: 1h 8m
Original language: EN
Production countries: United States of America
Production companies: Charles Chaplin Productions
Certification: NR
Budget: $250,000
Revenue: $5,450,000

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Keywords

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin

A Tramp

Jackie Coogan

The Kid

Carl Miller

The Man

Edna Purviance

The Woman

Albert Austin

Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited)

Beulah Bains

Bride (uncredited)

Nellie Bly Baker

Slum Nurse (uncredited)

Henry Bergman

Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)

Edward Biby

Orphan Asylum Driver (uncredited)

B.F. Blinn

Assistant (uncredited)

Kitty Bradbury

Bride's Mother (uncredited)

Frank Campeau

Welfare Officer (uncredited)

Bliss Chevalier