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 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.
Directors: Alfred Santell
Writers: Adela Rogers St. Johns, Casey Robinson, Gerald C. Duffy, Rupert Hughes, Winifred Dunn
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IMDB: tt0018253