the kid is really strong and great in its simplistic story and characters.
its not as comedically strong as i hoped but its still pretty funny.
the performance are great and chaplin and the titular kid have really good chemistry.
not much else to say because chaplin is not as pretty as buster keaton.Watch my films
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The Kid
6 reels of Joy.
Rating
4.3 (2)
Release Date
1/21/1921Runtime
68 minsOverview
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
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$250,000Revenue
$2,500,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A silent comedy that balances slapstick humor with genuine pathos, following the bond between a vagrant and the child he raises as his own. It's a film about love expressed through small kindnesses and mischievous moments, tinged throughout with the melancholy of separation and reunion.
Mood
JoyfulBittersweetWhimsical
Themes
LoveFamilyRedemptionClass
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
Black and whiteHandheldPractical effects
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Suicide and self-harm
Charlie Chaplin
A Tramp
Jackie Coogan
The Kid
Carl Miller
The Man
Edna Purviance
The Woman
Albert Austin
Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited)
Beulah Bains
Bride (uncredited)
Nellie Bly Baker
Slum Nurse (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Orphan Asylum Driver (uncredited)
B.F. Blinn
Assistant (uncredited)
Kitty Bradbury
Bride's Mother (uncredited)
Frank Campeau
Welfare Officer (uncredited)
Reviews
So much fun and well deserving of the accolades and the moniker of “groundbreaking.”
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