The Kid The Idle Class

Buy This Item The Kid The Idle Class by 20th Century Fox  Available from Amazon  $19.98  on 12-11-2008     Perhaps not as polished as "City Lights" and "The Gold Rush", this movie tells an interesting story about an orphan boy (played by a very young Jackie Coogan or Fester as his friends call him) who gets abandoned by his mother, played by Edna Purviance, and finds himself in the care of a tramp played by you know who. There are many usual early Chaplin features such as a good fight scene and bumbling police officers ala the "Keystone Cops" and hard-headed bureaucratic types. Well to make it short, despite much drama, the kid gets reunited with his mother and all ends well. <br /> <br />Matched with a fun little short, "The Idle Class", Chaplin spoofs the well-healed and their penchant for playing golf and partying. In a case of mistaken identity, the tramp and a millionaire find themselves in the same resort and some funny drama ensues with Edna Purviance in the middle of it. The golf scene is very funny and the sight of the millionaire character finding himself in a phone booth without any pants on is enough to conjur up terrifying dreams of the past. <br /> <br />Both movies are very entertaining and my little girls love to watch them both, laughing themselves silly at numerous scenes. The score is also really good. Chaplin really had a good feel for what music goes well with each scene. If you can find a copy, get it, keep it and enjoy it. <br /> <br />I welcome feedback on this and all reviews at wstrnlibwarrior@yahoo.com <br /> Reader Reviews Avoid the disappointing Warner reissues of Charlie Chaplin's First National work and track down this Image DVD. Film historian David Shepard's excellent restorations of "The Kid" (1921) and "A Dog Life" (1918) remain the definitive, uncut versions. Why Chaplin chose to tamper with these classics in his later years is truly mind-boggling. The Chaplin family should acknowledge the superiority of the original versions -- regardless of their father's final wishes.

The Kid The Idle Class Available from Amazon Price: $19.98 Updated on 12-11-2008.

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