The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
Fries of youth and courage that will set your heart ablaze! The love-romance that Broadway held dear to its heart for four months!
150 min
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.
- Release date
- September 1, 1927
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Richard Barthelmess as Patent Leather Kid
- Molly O'Day as Curley Boyle, the Golden Dancer
- Lawford Davidson as Lieutenant Hugo Breen
- Matthew Betz as Jake Stuke
- Arthur Stone as Jimmy Kinch
- Ray Turner as Mabile Molasses
- Hank Mann as Sergeant
- Walter James as Officer Riley
- Lucien Prival as The German Officer
- Nigel De Brulier as The French Doctor
Crew
- Alfred Santell · Director
- Gerald C. Duffy · Writer
- Winifred Dunn · Writer
- Rupert Hughes · Writer
- Adela Rogers St. Johns · Writer
- Alfred Santell · Producer
- Arthur Edeson · Cinematographer
- Ralph Hammeras · Cinematographer
- Alvin Knechtel · Cinematographer