Movies
Confirmed
8.1
The Kid
"6 reels of Joy."
January 21, 1921
1h 8m
Charlie Chaplin
Comedy
Drama
8.1
2,460 votes
1h 8m
Runtime
6
Popularity
Released 38615 days ago — January 21, 1921
About
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.
Cast
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)
Trailer
Release Date
January 21, 1921
Status
Confirmed
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Platform / Region
Cinema
Production
Charles Chaplin Productions
Budget
$250.0K
Revenue
$5.5M
Language
English
Details
- Age Rating
- NR
- TMDB Status
- Released
- Writers
- Charlie Chaplin
- Producers
- Charlie Chaplin
- Composer
- Charlie Chaplin
- Cinematography
- Roland Totheroh
- Countries
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
Release Dates by Region
- United States · Premiere: January 16, 1921
- United States · Premiere: April 4, 1972
- United States · Theatrical: January 21, 1921
- United States · Theatrical: February 6, 1921
- United States · Theatrical: January 30, 1921
Where to Watch
United States: Stream on fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, FlixFling, HBO Max, Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel | Rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling | Buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Indonesia: Stream on KlikFilm
Data by TMDB / JustWatch.
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Videos
- THE KID – NEW 100TH ANNIVERSARY TRAILER (Trailer)
- Jackie Coogan on THE KID (Featurette)
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