
21 Jan 1921

The Kid
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.
Silent comedy, based on a 1913 stage play of the same title.
Betty Griffon
Harry Lindsey
Tom Robinson
Gertrude Robinson
Dick Griffon
Hattie King
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