The Little Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put that relationship in jeopardy. The Kid was director Charlie Chaplin's first full-length film and is considered one of his best. Co-starring five-year-old Jackie Coogan, whom Chaplin discovered on a Los Angeles vaudeville stage, The Kid is the story of a child abandoned in a limousine by his unwed mother (Edna Purviance). When The Little Tramp finds him, he tries unsuccessfully to find a home for the boy. Obliged to keep him, The Little Tramp teaches the youngster about life on the streets and just as they have bonded and become a family, the boy's mother returns in a bittersweet finale.
DVD EXTRAS
Introduction by David Robinson. Chaplin Today - The Kid (26 mins) documentary by Alain Bergala with the participation of Abbas Kiarostami. Trailers. Film posters. Photo gallery. Outtakes (1971) (6 mins). Selection of Jackie Coogan in Chaplin Studios (1:30 mins). 'Nice & Friendly' - a home movie with Lord and Lady Mountbatten and Jackie Coogan (11 mins). Chaplin Records The Kid music (1971) (2 mins). Chaplin travelling in Europe newsreel footage (3 mins). My Boy - 1921 film starring Jackie Coogan (53 mins). 'How to Make Movies' (16 mins) - Chaplin shows the building of his new studio and how movies are made there. Jackie Coogan in Paris (2 mins). Chaplin Collection (11 mins).
Technical Details
Certification: U
Duration: 82 mins
Format: DVD
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 Full Screen
Cat. No: D037645(WARNER HOME VIDEO)
Category: Comedy:General
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