The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 American silent drama film about a self-centered boxer who performs a heroic act in World War I that severely wounds him. It was directed by Alfred Santell and stars Richard Barthelmess, Molly O'Day, Lawford Davidson, Matthew Betz and Arthur Stone.
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Directed by | Alfred Santell |
Written by | Rupert Hughes (story) Winifred Dunn (scenario) |
Produced by | Alfred Santell Richard A. Rowland |
Starring | Richard Barthelmess |
Cinematography | Arthur Edeson Ralph Hammeras Alvin Knechtel |
Music by | Cecil Copping (at opening) |
Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | ?130-154 minutes(per IMDb) / 12 reels |
Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
Sprache | Silent (English intertitles) |
Budget | $850,000[2] |
Box office | $1.2 million[3] |
The film was adapted by Gerald C. Duffy (titles), Winifred Dunn, Casey Robinson (uncredited) and Adela Rogers St. Johns from the story by Rupert Hughes.[4]
Barthelmess was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
A copy of the film is held by the Library of Congress[5][6] and a 16mm print exists at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research.[7]
Cast
edit- Richard Barthelmess as the Patent Leather Kid
- Molly O'Day as Curley Boyle
- Lawford Davidson as Lt. 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
- Fred O'Beck as Tank Crew
- Clifford Salam as Tank Crew
- Henry Murdock as Tank Crew
- Charles Sullivan as Tank Crew
- John Kolb as Tank Crew
- Al Alleborn as Tank Crew
- Billy Bletcher as Fight Fan (uncredited)
- Fred Kelsey as Fight Fan (uncredited)
- Lafe McKee as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 15 Aug 1927, p 8A.
- ^ "Inside Stuff". Variety. October 5, 1927. p. 12.
- ^ Quigley Publishing Company "The All Time Best Sellers", International Motion Picture Almanac 1937-38 (1938), p. 942, accessed April 19, 2014
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Patent Leather Kid". Silent Era. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Films Survival Catalog: The Patent Leather Kid
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Feature Film Database: The Patent Leather Kid
External links
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