The Kid - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "The Kid"
The Kid (1921)
Timing:
1:8 (68 min)
8.141/10
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Actors and characters
Carl Miller
Character The Man
Beulah Bains
Character Bride (uncredited)
Nellie Bly Baker
Character Slum Nurse (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Character Orphan Asylum Driver (uncredited)
F. Blinn
Character Assistant (uncredited)
Kitty Bradbury
Character Bride's Mother (uncredited)
Frank Campeau
Character Welfare Officer (uncredited)
Bliss Chevalier
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Frances Cochran
Character Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)
Jack Coogan Sr.
Character Pickpocket / Guest / Devil (uncredited)
Estelle Cook
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Lillian Crane
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Philip D'Oench
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Dan Dillon
Character Bum (uncredited)
Robert Dunbar
Character Bridegroom (uncredited)
Florette Faulkner
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Gloria Faythe
Character Little Girl (uncredited)
Rupert Franklin
Character Bride's Father / Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)
Sadie Gordon
Character Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
Lita Grey
Character Flirtatious Angel (uncredited)
Frank Hale
Character Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)
Martha Hall
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Jules Hanft
Character Physician (uncredited)
Louise Hathaway
Character Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)
Silas Hathaway
Character The Kid as a Baby (uncredited)
Flora Howard
Character Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Ed Hunt
Character Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)
Lulu Jenks
Character Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
Irene Jennings
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Kathleen Kay
Character Maid (uncredited)
Grace Keller
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Sarah Kernan
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Raymond Lee
Character His Kid Brother (uncredited)
Walter Lynch
Character Tough Cop (uncredited)
V. Madison
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Clyde McAtee
Character Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)
Michael J. McCarthy
Character Extra (Angel) Heaven & (Cook) Alley Scene (uncredited)
John McKinnon
Character Chief of Police (uncredited)
Ethel O'Neil
Character Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
Lew Parker
Character Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
Charles I. Pierce
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Laura Pollard
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Evans Quirk
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Granville Redmond
Character The Man's Friend (uncredited)
Henry Roser
Character Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
J.B. Russell
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
George V. Sheldon
Character Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)
Edgar Sherrod
Character Priest (uncredited)
Elsie Sindora
Character Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Minnie Stearns
Character Fierce Woman (uncredited)
Arthur Thalasso
Character Car Thief with Gun (uncredited)
Edith Valk
Character Lady with Baby Carriage (uncredited)
May White
Character Edna's Maid (uncredited)
Mother Vinot
Character Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)
Edith Wilson
Character Baby in Carriage (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Character Policeman (uncredited)
Amanda Yanez
Character Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)
Baby Yanez
Character Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)
Elsie Young
Character Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- Jackie Coogan, who played the Little Tramp, was the son of vaudeville actor Jack Coogan Sr. (who played the Devil in the “heavenly” episode of the film). The 'First National' studio made a deal with Coogan Sr., which allowed Chaplin to film Coogan Jr.
- Chaplin's directorial demands can be judged by the fact that less than 2% of the footage shot made it into the finished film—a ratio extremely unusual for cinema of that time.
- Filming was completed in 1920, shortly after Chaplin's divorce from his first wife, Mildred Harris, who attempted to confiscate the footage through a lawsuit. Chaplin was forced to take the film from the studio in Salt Lake City, where, hiding from bailiffs, he finished editing the film.
- Chaplin filmed 'The Kid' under a contract with 'First National,' which stipulated that he create eight two-reel short films. Although 'The Kid' was a feature-length film (6 reels), the company attempted to 'count' it as a short and pay Chaplin three times less than he expected—$500,000 instead of $1.5 million. Unwilling to accept these terms, Chaplin took a copy of the film with him and negotiated with the company until he achieved acceptable conditions.
- 'The Kid' was released to incredible success and became the second highest-grossing film of 1921 (surpassed only by Rex Ingram's 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' starring Rudolph Valentino).
- In 1971, Chaplin released an updated version of 'The Kid' with musical accompaniment specially written by him for the film. A musical leitmotif of the film is a quote from Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony.
- The film was initially titled "Besprizorny" (engl. The Waif), however Chaplin renamed it "The Kid" during the production process.
- Chaplin became so engrossed in filming that he violated all possible deadlines, and his contract with "First National" studio was in jeopardy of being terminated. The studio nevertheless gave Charlie additional time to complete the film after seeing the filming process and Jackie Coogan's performance.
- Filming took 154 working days, and another 118 working days were required for editing.
- In December 2011, the film was included in the U.S. National Film Registry as "having significant cultural, historical, or aesthetic value".
- Jackie Coogan, who played The Kid, was the son of vaudeville actor Jack Coogan Sr. (who played the Devil in the film's 'heavenly' episode). First National studio signed a contract with Coogan Sr., thereby giving Chaplin the opportunity to film Coogan Jr.
- Chaplin’s directorial demands can be judged by the fact that less than 2% of the filmed material made it into the finished film – a ratio extremely uncharacteristic of cinema at that time.
- Chaplin filmed 'The Kid' under a contract with First National, which stipulated that he create eight two-part short films. Although 'The Kid' was a feature-length film (6 parts), the company attempted to 'count' it as a short film and pay Chaplin three times less than he expected – $500,000 instead of $1.5 million. Unwilling to accept these terms, Chaplin took a copy of the film with him and negotiated with the company until he achieved conditions acceptable to him.
- 'The Kid' was released to incredible success and became the second highest-grossing film of 1921 (surpassed only by Rex Ingram’s 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' starring Rudolph Valentino).
- In 1971, Chaplin released an updated version of 'The Kid' with musical accompaniment specially written by him for the film. A musical leitmotif of the film became a quote from Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony.
- Initially, the film was titled "Besprizorny" (engl. The Waif), but Chaplin renamed it "The Kid" during the production process.
- Chaplin became so engrossed in filming that he violated all possible deadlines, and his contract with "First National" studio was at risk of being terminated. The studio eventually gave Charlie additional time to complete the film after seeing the filming process and Jackie Coogan's performance.
- In December 2011, the film was included in the U.S. National Film Registry as "having significant cultural, historical, or aesthetic value."
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