Storyline
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
Released
21 January 1921
Runtime
1h 8min
Director
Budget
$250,000
Revenue
$2,500,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Charles Chaplin Productions
Cast
Charlie Chaplin
A Tramp
Jackie Coogan
The Kid
Carl Miller
The Man
Edna Purviance
The Woman
Albert Austin
Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited)
Beulah Bains
Bride (uncredited)
Nellie Bly Baker
Slum Nurse (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Orphan Asylum Driver (uncredited)
B.F. Blinn
Assistant (uncredited)
Kitty Bradbury
Bride's Mother (uncredited)
Frank Campeau
Welfare Officer (uncredited)
Bliss Chevalier
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Frances Cochran
Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)
Elsie Codd
Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)
Jack Coogan Sr.
Pickpocket / Guest / Devil (uncredited)
Estelle Cook
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Lillian Crane
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Philip D'Oench
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Dan Dillon
Bum (uncredited)
Robert Dunbar
Bridegroom (uncredited)
Florette Faulkner
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Gloria Faythe
Little Girl (uncredited)
Rupert Franklin
Bride's Father / Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)
Sadie Gordon
Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
Lita Grey
Flirtatious Angel (uncredited)
Frank Hale
Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)
Martha Hall
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Jules Hanft
Physician (uncredited)
Louise Hathaway
Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)
Silas Hathaway
The Kid as a Baby (uncredited)
Flora Howard
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Ed Hunt
Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)
Lulu Jenks
Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
Irene Jennings
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Kathleen Kay
Maid (uncredited)
Grace Keller
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Sarah Kernan
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Raymond Lee
His Kid Brother (uncredited)
Walter Lynch
Tough Cop (uncredited)
V. Madison
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Clyde McAtee
Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)
Michael J. McCarthy
Extra (Angel) Heaven & (Cook) Alley Scene (uncredited)
John McKinnon
Chief of Police (uncredited)
Ethel O'Neil
Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
Lew Parker
Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
Charles I. Pierce
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Laura Pollard
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Evans Quirk
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Esther Ralston
Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
Granville Redmond
The Man's Friend (uncredited)
Charles Reisner
Bully (uncredited)
Henry Roser
Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
J.B. Russell
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
George V. Sheldon
Extra in Reception Scene (uncredited)
Edgar Sherrod
Priest (uncredited)
Elsie Sindora
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Minnie Stearns
Fierce Woman (uncredited)
Arthur Thalasso
Car Thief with Gun (uncredited)
Edith Valk
Lady with Baby Carriage (uncredited)
Mother Vinot
Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)
May White
Edna's Maid (uncredited)
S.D. Wilcox
Cop (uncredited)
Edith Wilson
Baby in Carriage (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Policeman (uncredited)
Amanda Yanez
Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)
Baby Yanez
Extra in Alley Scene (uncredited)
Elsie Young
Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
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