The Kid (1921 film) Kid" as an animated sci-fi movie. The untitled film will be directed by Christian Volckman and Rupert Wyatt and is said to be "inspired by the characters and themes in "The Kid"." The Kid (1921 film) The Kid is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film written by, produced by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, and features Jackie Coogan as his adopted son and sidekick. This was Chaplin's first full-length film as a director (he had been a co-star in 1914's "Tillie's Punctured Romance"). It was a huge success, and was the second-highest-grossing film in 1921, behind "The Four Horsemen
Feature film films, or to run them all together as a short film series. The American company S. Lubin released a Passion Play titled Lubin's Passion Play in January 1903 in 31 parts, totaling about 60 minutes. The French company Pathé Frères released a different Passion Play, "The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ", in May 1903 in 32 parts running about 44 minutes. There were also full-length records of boxing matches, such as "The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight" (1897), "Reproduction Of The Corbett-Jeffries Fight" (1899), and "The Jeffries-Sharkey Fight" (1899). Some consider the 100-minute "The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight" to be the first documentary feature