The kid [videorecording] /
written, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin.
- [U.K.] : Park Circus, 2010.
- 1 videodisc (82 min.) : b&w.
- Charlie Chaplin: the collection .
- Charlie Chaplin: the collection .
Extras: Introduction by David Robinson; Charlie Chaplin today: The kid - documentary; scenes deleted for 1971 release; recording the new score; Jackie Coogan dances; Nice and friendly - featuring Lord and Lady Mountbatten, Jackie Coogan and Chaplin; photo gallery; Chaplin trailer reel. Film made in 1921.
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Edna Purviance, Lita Grey.
This tear-jerking classic was Chaplin's first feature, and launched the 'kid' of the title, Jackie Coogan, into child stardom. Chaplin plays a tramp who raises an abandoned child among the slums, always fighting the police and other agencies who want to take the boy into care.