Movielogr

The Kid (1921)

Directed by Charlie Chaplin

Comedy | Drama | Family

Most recently watched by sensoria, lordofthemovies

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 68 minutes

Actors

Charlie Chaplin | Jackie Coogan | Edna Purviance | Carl Miller | Albert Austin | Charles Reisner | Lita Grey | Beulah Bains | Nellie Bly Baker | Henry Bergman | Edward Biby | F. Blinn | Kitty Bradbury | Frank Campeau | Bliss Chevalier | Frances Cochran | Elsie Codd | Jack Coogan Sr. | Estelle Cook | Lillian Crane | Dan Dillon | Philip D'Oench | Robert Dunbar | Sadie Gordon | Jules Hanft | Kathleen Kay | Raymond Lee | Clyde McAtee | John McKinnon | Lew Parker | Esther Ralston | Granville Redmond | Edgar Sherrod | S.D. Wilcox | Tom Wilson

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
12/07/2013TVDVDLibrary7.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

This one applies to both my IMDb top 250 project and Flickchart highest rated project. Can understand why it’s rated so highly but I prefer later Chaplin when he perfected his craft. Still a good movie of course also a little sloppy and lacking a defining social commentary.

Comments

No comments yet. Log in and be the first!