The Kid (1921) – Filming Locations
Comedy / Drama · Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Starring Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance
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.
Where was The Kid filmed?
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Opening scenes establishing the impoverished urban setting where the Kid is abandoned and Chaplin's Tramp discovers him. The film's opening sequences were shot on actual Los Angeles streets to establish the gritty, working-class environment central to the story
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – The Tramp and the Kid's daily life in their shabby apartment building, including window-breaking scenes and rooftop sequences. The working-class tenement neighborhoods provided authentic locations for the Tramp's cramped domestic life with the Kid
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Various scenes of the Tramp and Kid walking through neighborhoods, including their street adventures and encounters with other characters. Multiple Los Angeles neighborhoods were used to film the episodic adventures and comedic encounters that form the narrative backbone of the film