The Patent Leather Kid

''The Patent Leather Kid'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent Drama (film and television), 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 (actor), Arthur Stone.

The film was adapted by Gerald Duffy, Gerald C. Duffy (intertitle, titles), Winifred Dunn, Casey Robinson (uncredited) and Adela Rogers St. Johns from the story by Rupert Hughes.

Barthelmess was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

A copy of the film is held by the Library of Congress and a 16mm print exists at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research.Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Feature Film Database: ''The Patent Leather Kid''
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Cast

* 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 (actor), Arthur Stone as Jimmy Kinch
* Ray Turner as Mabile Molasses
* Hank Mann as Sergeant
* Walter James (actor), 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 (actor), 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)

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1927 films
American black-and-white films
American silent feature films
1927 drama films
Films directed by Alfred Santell
First National Pictures films
Silent American drama films
Films with screenplays by Gerald Duffy
Films about paraplegics or quadriplegics
1920s American films

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