The Kid

1921 · directed by Charlie Chaplin

Rating

89/100

Hit

yes

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.

The Kid (1921), directed by Charlie Chaplin, rates 89/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Charlie Chaplin
• Jackie Coogan
• Carl Miller
• Edna Purviance
• Albert Austin
• Beulah Bains
• Nellie Bly Baker
• Henry Bergman
• Edward Biby
• B.F. Blinn

Crew

• Roland Totheroh — Director of Photography
• Charlie Chaplin — Editor
• Charlie Chaplin — Original Music Composer
• Charlie Chaplin — Writer

More from Charlie Chaplin

1. City Lights (1931) — 99/100 · hit
2. The Gold Rush (1925) — 95/100 · hit
3. Modern Times (1936) — 89/100 · hit
4. The Great Dictator (1940) — 87/100 · hit
5. The Circus (1928) — 85/100 · hit
6. Monsieur Verdoux (1947) — 85/100 · hit

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