The Kid (1921)

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6 reels of Joy.

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.

• Released: 1921-01-21
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 8m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.1/10 from 2,447 votes

Directed by Charlie Chaplin.

Top cast

• Charlie Chaplin as A Tramp
• Jackie Coogan as The Kid
• Carl Miller as The Man
• Edna Purviance as The Woman
• Albert Austin as Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited)
• Beulah Bains as Bride (uncredited)
• Nellie Bly Baker as Slum Nurse (uncredited)
• Henry Bergman as Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)
• Edward Biby as Orphan Asylum Driver (uncredited)
• B.F. Blinn as Assistant (uncredited)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Kid

• United States: stream on fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, FlixFling, HBO Max, Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on JustWatch TV, Darkroom, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Cineverse, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
• United Kingdom: watch free on JustWatch TV, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: stream on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel; watch free on JustWatch TV
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel, FlixFling; watch free on JustWatch TV, Tubi TV, Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling
• Australia: watch free on JustWatch TV, Tubi TV

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