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The Kid (1921)
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The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put that relationship in jeopardy. Director:Charles ChaplinWriter:Charles Chaplin |
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Carl Miller | ... |
The Man
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Edna Purviance | ... |
The Woman
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| Jackie Coogan | ... |
The Kid
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| Charles Chaplin | ... |
A Tramp
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Storyline
The opening title reads: "A comedy with a smile--and perhaps a tear". As she leaves the charity hospital and passes a church wedding, Edna deposits her new baby with a pleading note in a limousine and goes off to commit suicide. The limo is stolen by thieves who dump the baby by a garbage can. Charlie the Tramp finds the baby and makes a home for him. Five years later Edna has become an opera star but does charity work for slum youngsters in hope of finding her boy. A doctor called by Edna discovers the note with the truth about the Kid and reports it to the authorities who come to take him away from Charlie. Before he arrives at the Orphan Asylum Charlie steals him back and takes him to a flophouse. The proprietor reads of a reward for the Kid and takes him to Edna. Charlie is later awakened by a kind policeman who reunites him with the Kid at Edna's mansion. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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This is the great picture upon which the famous comedian has worked a whole year. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Kölyök See more »Filming Locations:
Chaplin Studios - 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$250,000 (estimated)Gross:
$2,500,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| (1971 edit with new Chaplin score) | Germany:Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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The shooting ratio (the amount of material shot:what appears in the final film) is 53:1, far higher than any other Charles Chaplin film. See more »Goofs
Continuity: During the fight scene with the Bully, the unconscious police man on the ground changes position in between shots. See more »
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