The Kid (1921)

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.

Cast (66)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Charlie Chaplin

A Tramp

Jackie Coogan

The Kid

Carl Miller

The Man

Edna Purviance

The Woman

Albert Austin

Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited)

Beulah Bains

Bride (uncredited)

Nellie Bly Baker

Slum Nurse (uncredited)

Henry Bergman

Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)

E

Edward Biby

Orphan Asylum Driver (uncredited)

B.F. Blinn

Assistant (uncredited)

Kitty Bradbury

Bride's Mother (uncredited)

Frank Campeau

Welfare Officer (uncredited)

B

Bliss Chevalier

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

F

Frances Cochran

Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)

Jack Coogan Sr.

Pickpocket / Guest / Devil (uncredited)

E

Estelle Cook

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

L

Lillian Crane

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

P

Philip D'Oench

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

D

Dan Dillon

Bum (uncredited)

R

Robert Dunbar

Bridegroom (uncredited)

F

Florette Faulkner

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

G

Gloria Faythe

Little Girl (uncredited)

R

Rupert Franklin

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

S

Sadie Gordon

Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

Lita Grey

Flirtatious Angel (uncredited)

F

Frank Hale

Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)

M

Martha Hall

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

J

Jules Hanft

Physician (uncredited)

L

Louise Hathaway

Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)

S

Silas Hathaway

The Kid as a Baby (uncredited)

F

Flora Howard

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

E

Ed Hunt

Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)

L

Lulu Jenks

Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

I

Irene Jennings

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

K

Kathleen Kay

Maid (uncredited)

G

Grace Keller

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

S

Sarah Kernan

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

R

Raymond Lee

His Kid Brother (uncredited)

W

Walter Lynch

Tough Cop (uncredited)

V

V. Madison

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

C

Clyde McAtee

Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)

M

Michael J. McCarthy

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

J

John McKinnon

Chief of Police (uncredited)

E

Ethel O'Neil

Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

Lew Parker

Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

C

Charles I. Pierce

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

L

Laura Pollard

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

E

Evans Quirk

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

Esther Ralston

Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

Granville Redmond

The Man's Friend (uncredited)

Charles Reisner

Bully (uncredited)

H

Henry Roser

Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

J

J.B. Russell

Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)

G

George V. Sheldon

Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)

E

Edgar Sherrod

Priest (uncredited)

E

Elsie Sindora

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

M

Minnie Stearns

Fierce Woman (uncredited)

A

Arthur Thalasso

Car Thief with Gun (uncredited)

E

Edith Valk

Lady with Baby Carriage (uncredited)

M

May White

Edna's Maid (uncredited)

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