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The Kid is a american film of genre Drama directed by Charlie Chaplin released in USA on 21 january 1921 with Edna Purviance
The Kid (1921)
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Add to a movie listThe Kid is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film written by, produced by, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, and features Jackie Coogan as his adopted son and sidekick. This was Chaplin's first full-length film as a director (he had been a co-star in 1914's Tillie's Punctured Romance). It was a huge success, and was the second-highest grossing film in 1921, behind The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. In 2011, The Kid was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Innovative in its combination of comedic and dramatic elements, The Kid is widely considered one of the greatest films of the silent era.
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An unwed woman (Purviance) leaves a charity hospital carrying her newborn son. An artist (Miller), the apparent father, is shown with the woman's photograph. When it falls into the fireplace, he first picks it up, then throws it back in to burn up.Actors
Edna Purviance
(The Woman)
Jackie Coogan
(The Kid)
Charlie Chaplin
(A Tramp)
Carl Miller
(The Man)
Lita Grey
(Flirtatious Angel (uncredited))
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, 34minutesDirected by Charlie Chaplin
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, 32minutesDirected by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
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, 20minutesDirected by Charlie Chaplin
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, 30minutesDirected by Charlie Chaplin
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