The Kid
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The Kid is a 1921 silent comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, renowned for blending slapstick humor with poignant social commentary through the story of a tramp caring for an abandoned child.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Kid canonical | 19 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy-drama film
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film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | commercial success ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| distributor | First National Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
The Kid
self-link
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The Tramp ⓘ |
| filmingEndYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| filmingStartYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| followsStoryOf | a tramp caring for an abandoned child ⓘ |
| hasCinematographyBy | Roland Totheroh ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| hasFilmPosterDesigner | unknown ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy
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comedy-drama ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later comedy-drama films
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portrayals of cinematic childhood ⓘ |
| hasRestoredVersion | 1971 re-release with new score by Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
melodrama
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slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| includedIn | canon of classic silent films ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abandonment
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parent-child relationship ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| musicBy | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of slapstick and pathos
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social commentary on poverty ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| portrays | life in urban slums ⓘ |
| producer | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Charles Chaplin Productions ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1921-01-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 68 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| star |
Charlie Chaplin
ⓘ
Jackie Coogan ⓘ |
| starsAsCharacter |
The Tramp
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surface form:
Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp
Jackie Coogan as The Kid ⓘ |
| writer | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charlie Chaplin