Maps of Movies
The Kid (1921)
Where The Kid says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A silent film shot across Los Angeles, where most of its streets have since vanished
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The car left outside the mansion (1921)
A mother, in great anguish, leaves her baby in an expensive car with a handwritten note asking whoever finds him to love and care for him.
Set in The mansion where the baby is left — The mother leaves her baby in an expensive car outside a mansion, with a handwritten note.
A gated residential enclave of grand houses in central Los Angeles.
The mother in the park (1921)
Set in Park in the city — A park the mother walks into. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A city park on Wilshire Boulevard west of downtown Los Angeles.
Filmed at Sunset Park, now Lafayette Park, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles — Scene location per a single researcher; coordinates are the park's Wikipedia coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Where the thieves find the baby (1921)
Two thieves steal the car and find a baby in it. They do not want him.
Set in Behind the old Rescue Mission — The thieves steal the car and discover the baby inside.
A downtown spot beside the Alameda rail line, near the old Plaza.
The alley where the Tramp finds him (1921)
The thieves leave the baby in an alley, and the Tramp, walking along, finds him. This is where the Tramp's story with the child begins.
Set in Alley — The thieves leave the baby in an alley, where the Tramp finds him. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Hollywood alley later named for Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd, who all filmed nearby.
Filmed at Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley (formerly Hall's Alley), Hollywood — Wikipedia states studio records place The Kid shooting in Hall's Alley. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The thieves' getaway (1921)
The two thieves drive off in the stolen car.
Set in Street where the thieves drive off — The thieves drive the stolen car through the streets.
A vanished street between Alameda Street and the old Chinatown.
Trying to hand him off (1921)
The Tramp tries to hand the baby off to various passers-by, and nobody will take him.
Set in Street where the Tramp carries the baby — The Tramp carries the baby, trying to give him to passers-by.
A downtown street on the edge of the old Plaza area.
The baby in the pram (1921)
The Tramp keeps trying to get rid of the baby, at one point setting him in a pram.
Set in Block where the Tramp leaves the baby in a pram — The Tramp puts the baby in a pram and tries to move on.
North downtown block, now a parking lot.
The Tramp's heart melts (1921)
The Tramp finds the note and his heart melts. He takes the boy home and adapts his household for him.
Set in The curb where the Tramp softens — The Tramp finds the note and begins to care for the child. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Charlie Chaplin's own studio lot, now a working studio.
Filmed at Chaplin Studios outdoor set, 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood — Wikipedia says The Kid was shot at this studio; the curb set position is from a blog. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The orphanage truck (1921)
Two men come to take the boy to an orphanage. After a fight and a chase, the Tramp and the boy remain together.
Set in Street where the orphanage men take the boy — Orphanage officials come for the boy; the Tramp fights to keep him.
A removed street south of the Plaza.
The Plaza end of Olvera Street (1921)
Set in Olvera Street — A street scene at the Plaza de Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The oldest part of Los Angeles, a pedestrian market street beside the Plaza.
Filmed at Olvera Street, north of Plaza de Los Angeles — Identified by a single researcher in two posts (same author). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Caught on the street (1921)
Set in Street corner where they are caught — A chase scene ends at a downtown corner.
A corner in east downtown Los Angeles.
The mother's party balcony (1921)
Set in Mansion balcony — A balcony at the mother's party.
A surviving historic mansion on Adams Boulevard.
Characters
- The Tramp — A struggling glazier who finds an abandoned baby and raises him.
- The Kid — The foundling the Tramp names John and raises as his son.
- The Mother — The unwed mother who leaves her baby in a car and later becomes a wealthy actress.