The Kid

About The Kid

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.

Charlie Chaplin's The Kid is a 1921 comedy film. Charlie Chaplin takes the lead as A Tramp, Jackie Coogan as The Kid, Carl Miller as The Man, and Edna Purviance as The Woman.

Released in January 1921, it runs 68 minutes. Written by Charlie Chaplin. It was produced by Charles Chaplin Productions.

Shelv files it under slapstick comedy, suicide attempt, fistfight, and semi autobiographical. It streams on Cineverse Amazon Channel, FlixFling, and fuboTV in the United States. It scores 8.1 out of 10 from 2,480 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.

Modern Times, City Lights, and It's a Wonderful Life make useful companions to The Kid, all filed under black and white, hilarious, and silent film.