The Patent Leather Kid

6/6/2022

Whilst I did rather enjoy watching this, it's not really all that good. Richard Barthelmess is the eponymous "Kid: - a boxer of some skill who gets distracted at one of his fights by the pretty but fickle "Curley" (the rather dewy eyed Molly O'Day). They sort of hook up, much to the detriment of his career and to the chagrin of his loyal trainer "Puffy" (Arthur Stone) and for far more venal reasons by his manager "Stuke" (Matthew Betz) who having promised to help his avoid the draft, does nothing of the kind. So, off he goes to training camp and thence to the fields of France where, whilst not exactly cowardly, he isn't exactly at the front of the battle lines either - until, that is, tragedy strikes and he rises to the occasion. "Curley", meantime, has also come to France - as a nurse - a