The Patent Leather Kid
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65% Genre Drama, Romance, Sport Producer Richard A. Rowland Duration | 8.1/10 IMDb Director Alfred Santell Music director Cecil Copping Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cast Richard Barthelmess (Patent Leather Kid), Molly O'Day (Curley Boyle, the Golden Dancer), Lawford Davidson (Lieutenant Hugo Breen), Matthew Betz (Jake Stuke), Arthur Stone (Jimmy Kinch), Ray Turner (Mabile Molasses)Language Silent film (English Intertitles) Release date September 1, 1927 (1927-09-01) Writer Gerald C. Duffy (titles), Winifred Dunn, Rupert Hughes (story), Adela Rogers St. Johns (adaptation) Similar movies Southpaw , Rocky , Pulp Fiction , The Boy Next Door , Rocky II , Real Steel Tagline Fries of youth and courage that will set your heart ablaze! The love-romance that Broadway held dear to its heart for four months! |
The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 silent film which tells the story of a boxer who scoffs at fighting outside the ring... particularly for the United States once it enters World War I. Eventually, he is drafted, is shipped overseas, and performs a heroic act, which results in his being severely wounded. It stars Richard Barthelmess, Molly O'Day, Lawford Davidson, Matthew Betz and Arthur Stone.
The movie was adapted by Gerald C. Duffy (titles), Winifred Dunn, Casey Robinson (uncredited) and Adela Rogers St. Johns from the story by Rupert Hughes. It was directed by Alfred Santell.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor (Richard Barthelmess).
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