The Kid (Charlie Chaplin, 1921)
As part of this year of film (although every year tends to be a year of film for me) I've been diving back into some of the silent films, which have been a joy. Last night I watched Charlie Chaplin's first full-length feature, The Kid, released in 1921 (crazy to think that the film is 105 years old). It's funny and sad and redemptive, and definitely should be viewed by any and all film lovers. It's funny to think of a very young Jackie Coogan playing the Kid. Most people simply remember him from playing Uncle Fester on the Addams Family forty years later. It's also strange to think that Coogan's first wife was Betty Grable?!?!
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