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The Kid and A Dogs Life (1921)
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Also includes A Dog's Life
The Kid was director Charlie Chaplin's first full-length film and is considered one of his best.It co-stars five year-old Jackie Coogan, whom Chaplin discovered performing with his father on a Los Angeles vaudeville stage.He was a natural for the screen and captivated movie audiences as quickly as he had Chaplin.
The story is about a child abandoned by his unwed mother (Edna Purviance), who hopes to offer him a better life by leaving him in a limousine.Unfortunately, the limo is stolen and the burglars dump the baby into an alley, where he is discovered by The Little Tramp.
After trying unsuccessfully to give him to a variety of more suitable parents, The Little Tramp is at last obliged to keep him.He teaches The Kid Everything he knows, from lessons of the street to polite table m | | |
