This film is directed and starred by Charlie Chaplin with Jackie Coogan as his sidekick and adopted son. This movie was the first movie directed by Charlie Chaplin that was full length. The film was a major success being the second highest money making film in 1921. The movie combines dramatic elements with comedy very well and is considered one of the greatest films in history and also has been added to the National Film Registry for preservation.
A mother of a young child is forced to leave her baby in the back seat of a limousine with a note. Meanwhile thieves steal the limo then when they find the baby abandon it in an alleyway trash can. Chaplin on a morning stroll stumbles apon the child and tries to put the baby in another carriage then decides to keep the baby for himself.
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