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THE KID

1921

Charlie Chaplin

The Kid

SYNOPSIS

In a poor quarter of the city, the Tramp discovers an abandoned infant and reluctantly becomes his guardian. Years later the child has grown into a clever companion who shares the Tramp’s precarious life of improvisation and small schemes. Their fragile domestic world is threatened when authorities attempt to separate them, setting in motion a tender struggle to preserve a bond formed outside conventional family structures.

CRITIQUE

With The Kid, Charlie Chaplin transforms slapstick comedy into a vehicle for emotional depth. The film fuses comic invention with genuine pathos, particularly through the delicate interplay between Chaplin and Jackie Coogan. Chaplin’s staging balances precise physical gags with moments of lyrical sentiment, revealing an early mastery of narrative tone in silent cinema. Beyond its humor, the work reflects on poverty, institutional authority, and the resilience of improvised families, establishing a model for tragicomic storytelling that would influence decades of filmmaking.

SCREENING AVAILABILITY

  • Theatrical screenings

  • Non-theatrical screenings

  • Festivals and cinematheques

  • Educational screenings

  • Television broadcasting

  • Digital platforms and streaming

  • Promotional and editorial use

  • Licensing of graphic and visual materials

AVAILABLE FORMATS

  • DCP

  • DCP with subtitles

  • Apple ProRes

  • MP4 Screening File

  • MP4 Rehearsal Copy for Musicians (silent films)

  • Blu-ray

  • High-resolution archival masters

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

  • Posters

  • Press stills

  • Promotional assets

  • Screening support materials

AVAILABLE SUBTITLES

  • English

  • Spanish

  • French

  • Portuguese

  • Italian

  • German

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