Movie

The Kid

6 reels of Joy.

Release: 1921 Runtime: 1h 08min Rating: NR Language: English

Comedy Drama

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.

Status: Released
Original language: EN
Production countries: United States of America
Production: Charles Chaplin Productions

Trailer for The Kid

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Audience rating

8.1 / 10 (2477 votes)

Gallery

Director

Charlie Chaplin

Main crew

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

Cast

Charlie Chaplin , Jackie Coogan , Carl Miller , Edna Purviance , Albert Austin , Beulah Bains , Nellie Bly Baker , Henry Bergman

Where to watch

Streaming

Themes and genres

Comedy Drama 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

Where to watch The Kid in Brazil

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Updated on 17/10/2026.