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The Kid DVD

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One heaves rocks through windows. The other happens by in the nick of time to offer his services as an expert window repairman. It’s a system that works. So does everything else about this beloved Charlie Chaplin classic whose blend of laughs and pathos changed the notion of what a screen comedy could be. For the first time as a film-maker, Chaplin stepped into feature-length storytelling with this tale of the down-but-never-out Tramp (Chaplin) and the adorable ragamuffin (6-year-old Jackie Coogan) who, rescued as a foundling and raised in the School of Hard Knocks by the Tramp, is his inseparable sidekick. Memorable scenes include a lesson in table manners, the bully brawl and the Tramp’s angelic dream. The Kid earns its wings.
The Kid

  • All-new digital transfer from Chaplin family vault picture and audio elements.
  • Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 as well as Original *1.0 Mono.
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Access
  • Languages: English (’5.1)
  • Subtitles: French, Spanish, Italian, German, Arabic, Bulgarian, Romanian, Dutch, Croatian, Slovenian

Special Features:

  • Introduction by David Robinson 6 Mins. Chaplin’s biographer discusses the historical and cinematic context of the film.
  • Chaplin Today: The Kid 26 Mins. Documentary by Alain Bergala with the participation of the renowned Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami.
  • Scenes deleted in 1971 6 Mins. Three scenes developing the role of The Kid s mother, played by Edna Purviance, which were deleted by Chaplin from the film for the 1971 reissue.
  • How to Make Movies (1918)16 Mins. A film in which Chaplin shows the building of his new studio, and how movies are made there.
  • My Boy (1921) A later film starring Jackie Coogan in a role close to that of The Kid
  • Jackie Coogan dances (1920) 2 Mins. Jackie Coogan performs an impromptu dance for visitors at the Chaplin studios.
  • Nice and Friendly (1922) 11 Mins. A home movie with Lord and Lady Mountbatten, Jackie Coogan and Charles Chaplin.
  • Charlie on the Ocean (1921) 4 Mins. Newsreel footage of Charles Chaplin’s first trip back to Europe.
  • Jackie Coogan in Paris 2 Mins. Jackie Coogan in Paris during a charity fund-raising trip.
  • Recording the new score 2 Mins. Footage of Charles Chaplin conducting a section of his new score for The Kid
  • Photo gallery Production stills and photos of Jackie Coogan.
  • Film posters
  • Trailers 8 Mins.
  • The Chaplin Collection 12 Mins.