The Kid
Summary:
The Kid was Charles Chaplin's first self-produced and directed feature film; 1914's 6-reel Tillie's Punctured Romance was a Mack Sennett production in which Chaplin merely co-starred. The story "with a smile and perhaps a tear," begins with unwed mother Edna Purviance leaving the Charity Hospital, babe in arms. Her burden is illustrated with a title card showing Chr... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Charles Chaplin - (The Tramp)
Jackie Coogan - (The Kid)
Edna Purviance - (Mother)
Carl Miller - (Artist)
Tom Wilson - (Policeman)
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Review:
Charles Chaplin's first feature-length film pairs his Tramp character with an orphan boy, forging a life together in a slum reminiscent of Chaplin's childhood London home. Finding humor in the extreme harshness of the Tramp's impoverished existence with his plucky adopted foundling, Chaplin turns the pair's survival into a series of com... Continue >>
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