The Kid
The Kid
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1921
1h 8m
8.2(2196 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

66 members
Acting

Charlie Chaplin

A Tramp

Charlie Chaplin
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Jackie Coogan

The Kid

Jackie Coogan
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Carl Miller

The Man

Carl Miller
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Edna Purviance

The Woman

Edna Purviance
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Albert Austin

Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited)

Albert Austin
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Beulah Bains

Bride (uncredited)

Beulah Bains
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Nellie Bly Baker

Slum Nurse (uncredited)

Nellie Bly Baker
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Henry Bergman

Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)

Henry Bergman
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Edward Biby

Orphan Asylum Driver (uncredited)

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B.F. Blinn

Assistant (uncredited)

B.F. Blinn
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Kitty Bradbury

Bride's Mother (uncredited)

Kitty Bradbury
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Frank Campeau

Welfare Officer (uncredited)

Frank Campeau
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Bliss Chevalier

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Frances Cochran

Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)

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Jack Coogan Sr.

Pickpocket / Guest / Devil (uncredited)

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Estelle Cook

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Lillian Crane

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Philip D'Oench

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Dan Dillon

Bum (uncredited)

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Robert Dunbar

Bridegroom (uncredited)

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Florette Faulkner

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Gloria Faythe

Little Girl (uncredited)

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Rupert Franklin

Bride's Father / Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)

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Sadie Gordon

Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

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Lita Grey

Flirtatious Angel (uncredited)

Lita Grey
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Frank Hale

Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)

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Martha Hall

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Jules Hanft

Physician (uncredited)

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Louise Hathaway

Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)

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Silas Hathaway

The Kid as a Baby (uncredited)

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Flora Howard

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

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Ed Hunt

Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)

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Lulu Jenks

Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

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Irene Jennings

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Costume & Make-Up

Kathleen Kay

Maid (uncredited)

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Grace Keller

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Sarah Kernan

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Raymond Lee

His Kid Brother (uncredited)

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Walter Lynch

Tough Cop (uncredited)

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V. Madison

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Clyde McAtee

Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)

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Michael J. McCarthy

Extra (Angel) Heaven & (Cook) Alley Scene (uncredited)

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John McKinnon

Chief of Police (uncredited)

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Ethel O'Neil

Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

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Lew Parker

Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

Lew Parker
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Charles I. Pierce

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Laura Pollard

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Evans Quirk

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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Esther Ralston

Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

Esther Ralston
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Granville Redmond

The Man's Friend (uncredited)

Granville Redmond
Directing

Charles Reisner

Bully (uncredited)

Charles Reisner
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Henry Roser

Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

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J.B. Russell

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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George V. Sheldon

Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)

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Edgar Sherrod

Priest (uncredited)

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Elsie Sindora

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

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Minnie Stearns

Fierce Woman (uncredited)

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Arthur Thalasso

Car Thief with Gun (uncredited)

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Edith Valk

Lady with Baby Carriage (uncredited)

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May White

Edna's Maid (uncredited)

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S.D. Wilcox

Cop (uncredited)

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Edith Wilson

Baby in Carriage (uncredited)

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Tom Wilson

Policeman (uncredited)

Tom Wilson
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Amanda Yanez

Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)

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Baby Yanez

Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)

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Elsie Young

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

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