The life of a young depressed woman named Edna, who depressed decides to commit suicide, so she leaves her child in the backseat of the automobile, that has been stolen by thieves and throw the child in the garbage, where he has been taken by Tramp, a miserable poor man, who loves him and raises him, has been changed completely when she becomes an opera star and she wants to find her son.
[VIDEO ESSAY] "The Kid" is significant in cinema history because it is one of the first films to combine comedy and drama as a succinct filmic form. It is a nurturing comic movie that never gets old, regardless of how many times you watch it.
a fantastic and brave work, forging new ground in its mixing of comedy and pathos and fully earning its opening title card, which promises "a picture with a smile-and perhaps, a tear."
Beautifully reflecting his growing maturity as a filmmaker as well as his ardor for the work, The Kid stands as a splendid introduction to Chaplin's movies.
While it will move people to uproarious laughter and keep them in a state of uneasing delight, it also will touch their hearts and win sympathy, not only for the star, but for his leading woman, and little Jackie Coogan.