6 reels of Joy.
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.
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Resolved, classical in form, spare and effortless.
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
- rawmeticulous
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“Is this Charlie Chaplin's best work?”
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“Is Charlie Chaplin the best thing in The Kid?”
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“Is The Kid too earnest?”
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Cast
- Charlie ChaplinA Tramp
- Jackie CooganThe Kid
- Carl MillerThe Man
- Edna PurvianceThe Woman
- Albert AustinCar Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited)
- Beulah BainsBride (uncredited)
- Nellie Bly BakerSlum Nurse (uncredited)
- Henry BergmanProfessor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)
- Edward BibyOrphan Asylum Driver (uncredited)
- B.F. BlinnAssistant (uncredited)
Crew
- Charlie ChaplinDirector
- Charlie ChaplinWriter
- Roland TotherohDirector of Photography
- Charlie ChaplinOriginal Music Composer
- Charlie ChaplinEditor
- Charlie ChaplinProducer
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