The Patent Leather Kid(1927)

movie - first aired/released 1927-09-01 - 150 min - audience 6.1

War, Drama, Romance

Directed by Alfred Santell

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.