Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Coogan Classic Silent Drama Full Movie | The Kid (1921) | Retrospective

A woman abandons her newborn son along with a note for the finder. The Tramp stumbles upon the child and though initially reluctant, takes him in and raises him as his own. The Kid is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film written, produced, directed and starring Charlie Chaplin, and features Jackie Coogan as his foundling baby, 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.“ Film: The Kid (1921) Produced by: Charlie Chaplin Director: Charlie Chaplin Writer: Charlie Chaplin Cast: Charlie Chaplin Jackie Coogan Edna Purviance For more classic movies and clips