The Patent Leather Kid

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 — Plot

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
• Runtime
• 150 min
• Genres
• War, Drama, Romance
• Director
• Alfred Santell

The Patent Leather Kid — 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 Hank Mann Sergeant Walter James Officer Riley