The Kid (1921)
Written and directed
by Charlie Chaplin this film stars it's director, Edna Purviance and
Jackie Coogan. An abandoned child is discovered and raised by a tram
while it's mother becomes successful and searches for it.
This was Chaplin's
first feature length film and it does a good job of mixing comedy
with elements of drama. While there is plenty to laugh at the film
also highlights the cruel nature of society when it comes to the poor
and unfortunate. There are some really funny sequences but you would
not say this is a film jam packed with jokes.
4/5
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