The Patent Leather Kid

Original title: The Patent Leather Kid

150 minutes • 1927 • 6.2 Score

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.

Alfred Santell

Director