The Kid (1921)

Director:

Charles Chaplin

Writer:

Charles Chaplin (writer)

Release Date:

6 February 1921 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family

Tagline:

This is the great film he has been working on for a whole year

Plot:

The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put that relationship in jeopardy.

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Orphan | Foundling | Broken Window | Angel

Cast

Carl Miller	...	The Man
Edna Purviance	...	The Woman
Jackie Coogan	...	The Kid (as Jack Coogan)
Charles Chaplin	...	A Tramp (as Charlie Chaplin)

Also Known As:

Brzdac (Poland) [pl]
Chaplinin poika (Finland) [fi]
Chaplins pojke (Sweden) [sv]
Der Vagabund und das Kind (Germany) [de]
El chico (Spain) [es]
El xicot (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Il monello (Italy) [it]
Le Kid (France) [fr]
Le gosse (France) [fr]
O Charlot kai to hamini (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
O Garoto (Brazil) [pt]
O Garoto de Charlot (Portugal) [pt]
O mortakos (Greece) [el]
To hamini (Greece) (reissue title) [el]

Runtime:

68 min | 50 min (1971 edit with new Chaplin score) | Germany:54 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (new music score) (1971) | Silent

Certification:

Spain:T | Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Denmark:7 (2003) | Norway:A | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | West Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Chaplin Studios - 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Charles Chaplin Productions

Trivia:

For the scene in which the Kid is taken from the Tramp and nearly carted away to a workhouse, Charles Chaplin stated in his autobiography that the young Jackie Coogan was made to cry by his father, who told him that if he would not cry in the scene, he would be sent to an actual workhouse.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the fight scene with the Bully, the unconscious police man on the ground changes position in between shots.

Movie Connections:

Featured in L'appartement (1996)

Silent Great

The Kid(1921) is the best film that Charles Chaplin has ever done. City Lights shares some similarities with this film because both are filled with a lot of potent emotions and comedy. Charles Chaplin is excellent as the tramp, a man from the 19th Century who's out of place in the 20th Century. Jackie Coogan and Chaplin are wonderful when appearing together. The story of The Kid(1921) has been repeated but never equaled due to the film's ability to cause strong emotions among movie goers.