Top billed cast

1. 

   Charlie Chaplin

   A Tramp

2. 

   Jackie Coogan

   The Kid

3. 

   Carl Miller

   The Man

4. 

   Edna Purviance

   The Woman

5. 

   Albert Austin

   Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited)

6. 

   Beulah Bains

   Bride (uncredited)

7. 

   Nellie Bly Baker

   Slum Nurse (uncredited)

8. 

   Henry Bergman

   Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)

9. 

   Edward Biby

   Orphan Asylum Driver (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by barrymost

Written by barrymost on 2021-07-28

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Two Little Tramps

The most amazing thing about Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid is that it was released in January of 1921. That makes this film 100 years old! A century has gone by since it was made, released, and first viewed, and yet it’s still available to be appreciated anew today. The DVD print that I watched was in very good shape, the picture was great, and I felt that I was watching an important piece of cinema history.

However, The Kid...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$250,000.00

Revenue
$5,450,000.00

Keywords

• angel
• suicide attempt
• fistfight
• slapstick comedy
• black and white
• class differences
• foundling
• silent film
• dream sequence
• semi autobiographical
• car theft
• illegitimate child
• unwed mother
• abandoned baby
• search for child
• adult child friendship
• out of wedlock child
• abandoned child
• hilarious