The Kid (1921)

Directed by Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin shares the screen with six-year-old Jackie Coogan in this heartwarming and hilarious portrait of a tramp and the orphaned boy he raises into a fun, industrious little tyke. The two stars form a brilliant team, sharing humble homemaking chores and outrunning interfering cops with equal enthusiasm.

Screenwriter: Charles Chaplin. Cast: C. Chaplin, Jackie Coogan. 

35mm, b/w, silent, 68 min. 

Recommended for ages 6+

Musical accompaniment will be provided by Robert Israel.