The Kid (1921)

01/21/1921 (US) • 1h 8m

Comedy, Drama

6 reels of Joy.

Overview

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

Top Billed Cast

Albert Austin

Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited)

Beulah Bains

Bride (uncredited)

Nellie Bly Baker

Slum Nurse (uncredited)

Henry Bergman

Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)

Edward Biby

Orphan Asylum Driver (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

No Language

Budget

$250,000.00

Revenue

$5,450,000.00

Keywords

angel

suicide attempt

fistfight

slapstick comedy

black and white

class differences

foundling

silent film

dream sequence

semi autobiographical

car theft

illegitimate child

unwed mother

abandoned baby

out of wedlock child

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