The Kid is a 1921 American
silent comedy-drama film written by, produced by, directed by, and starring
Charlie Chaplin, and features
Jackie Coogan as his adopted son and sidekick. This was Chaplin's first full-length film as a director (he had been a co-star in 1914's
Tillie's Punctured Romance). It was a huge success, and was the second-highest grossing film in 1921, behind
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. In 2011,
The Kid was selected for preservation in the United States
National Film Registry by the
Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Daring in its combination of comedic and dramatic elements,
The Kid is widely considered
one of the greatest films of the silent era.