The film is a silent sad comedy and the first of the films that Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced and acted in too. The film featured Jackie Coogan as Chaplin’s adopted son. The film was hugely successful and was the second highest grossing film of the year. The silent movie is very rich and beautiful.

The story is about Chaplin taking care of an abandoned baby. A desperate new mother abandons her newborn in a limousine hoping for a bright future for her baby but the limo is stolen by some thugs and the baby thrown away. He is picked up by Chaplin and taken care of by him. They create a wonderful father son duo. The boy becomes his partner in crime and is taken away by the welfare services. What follows, is a desperate search and an emotional reunion.

The film is very sensitive and the father-son bonding has been depicted extremely well. The dinner scenes, the child boxing scene and the adoption scene are the most heart wrenching and sentimental scenes of the movie. The father-son bonding is good natured and feels genuinely authentic.

This is the most adorable film and is light and overtly sentimental at the same time. The film is extremely touching and you are sure to end up in tears after watching it. The film is an amazing portrayal of love and emotion set against the soiled world of poverty and is a true classic which belittles every other film. It is a must watch!