The Kid - The Criterion Collection

Charlie Chaplin was already an international star when he decided to break out of the short-film format and make his first full-length feature. The Kid doesn't merely show Chaplin at a turning point, when he proved that he was a serious film director - it remains an expressive masterwork of silent cinema. In it, he stars as his lovable Tramp character, this time raising an orphan (a remarkable young Jackie Coogan) he has rescued from the <br/>streets. Chaplin and Coogan make a miraculous pair in this nimble marriage of sentiment and slapstick, a film that is, as its opening title card states, "a picture with a smile - and perhaps, a tear."

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Commentary: Charles Maland (Chaplin historian), Deleted Scenes, Documentaries: 'Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star'; 'A Study in Undercranking'; 'Charlie on the Ocean', Interviews: Jackie Coogan (actor), Lita Grey Chaplin (actor); Excerpted audio interviews: Rollie Totheroh (cinematographer), Mo Rothman (film distributor), Footage of Chaplin conducting his score for 'The Kid'; Short film: 'Nice and Friendly' (1922); Essay by Tom Gunning (film scholar), Trailers

Actors: Jackie Coogan, Edna Purviance, Lita Grey, Charlie Chaplin, Carl Miller

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 53 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

UK Delivery:

• Free delivery on all orders of £10 or more.
• £1.49 delivery fee on orders below £10.
• UK orders are shipped via Royal Mail 2nd Class.

International Delivery:

• Flat rate delivery charges vary by country.

Dispatch and Delivery Times:

• All orders are shipped from our warehouse in Northampton, UK within 48 hours of receipt during working hours.
• UK mainland orders typically arrive within 3-5 working days via Royal Mail 2nd Class.
• International estimated delivery times:
• Europe & Channel Islands: 7 to 10 working days
• USA: 7 to 15 working days
• Rest of the World: 9 to 21 working days

View our full delivery infomation here.