Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17939 in VHS
• Released on: 1999-05-17
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Formats: Black & White, Digital Sound, HiFi Sound, PAL, Special Edition
• Original language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 106 minutes

Synopsis
In 'A Dog's Life' a tramp who travels around with his dog befriends a down and out singer. In 'The Kid' a tramp finds a baby. Includes an introduction by Tony Curtis.

Customer Reviews

The Chaplin Puzzle were are you?
On the case to this box set it states there is a Charlie Chaplin documentary called The Chaplin Puzzle, to date I have purchased 2 copies of this box set and both times there is no documentary so BEWARE when buying this. As in other reviews, the quality of the films mainly the very early ones is very poor(no restoration here I'm afraid). If you want to buy this you are better off buying the Essential Charlie Chaplin Collection on page 1 under the Charlie Chaplin heading,although you don't get The Adventurer,The Kid,Triple Trouble,The Bond,Shoulder Arms,Sunnyside and Days Pleasure.The documentary on this collection, Chaplin-His Life And Work is,I think the Chaplin Puzzle that is missing from the NTSC version though.So there you have it,its make your mind up time, hence only 2 stars in the review because the studio Brentwood, stating there is something within the Chaplin set when there is not.

Early Chaplin, silent comedy at its best
This DVD contains four classic shorts- The Adventurer, a classic piece of slapstick which commences with convict Chaplin running from the law. The Cure in which a health spa encounter problems with a recovering alcoholic Chaplin switching the waters. Easy Street and One AM (a drunken Chaplin).
The picture transfer is excellent. I first saw The Adventurer on a big screen with a live symphony orchestra- the DVD music isn't quite up to that, but probably of the standard of the time.
Watch for the small subtle expressions and minor movements which show the talent of Chaplin in these quite early films.
The comedy has lasted well, and the lack of speech really isn't such a hindrance. Classic cinema. A must see.

A rip-roaring appraisal of two of Chaplins finest films
For this first film, all Chaplin needed was a dog, a stolen wallet and a pretty girl. This movie shows Charlie down on his luck until he meets a friendly mongrel who unearths a wallet full of cash, enabling Charlie and Edna (a shy bar-room singer)to settle down in the country.The comedy is very fast, and there is a great scene where Charlie manages to scoff a whole plateful of cakes right under the Snack Shack owners nose, then runs off without paying for them. "The Kid" shows Chaplin at his best, as he manages to balance both comedy and pathos to beautiful effect. Evidence of Chaplins great skill as a director comes in the form of Jackie Coogans tremendous performance, and there are tears to be shed when the Orphanage authorities try to separate Jackie and Charlie. This should be top of the list for die-hard fans.