The Kid
“6 reels of Joy.”
8.1(2,432)NR19211h 8mEN
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
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.
angelsuicide attemptfistfightslapstick comedyblack and whiteclass differencesfoundlingsilent filmdream sequencesemi autobiographicalcar theftillegitimate child
Budget $250.0KBox office $5.5M
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)
