Silent film from First National Pictures, directed by Alfred Santell. The Patent Leather Kid is a boxing-war-romance that earned Richard Barthelmess and Academy Award nomination and features a breakout performance by Molly O’Day.
Jack Dempsey’s War Record and The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
Slacker charges against champion Jack Dempsey influence First National’s The Patent Leather Kid, released in 1927 just ahead of the Dempsey-Tunney rematch in 1927.
Untangling Molly O’Day and Sally O’Neil, Film Star Sisters
Screen name Sue O’Neil causes confusion. The IMDb credits the wrong sister in numerous Hal Roach comedies. Dorothy Mackaill’s temperament lands Molly O’Day a breakthrough movie role in The Patent Leather Kid.
Clipping: First National Talent Roster, February 1928
A February 1928 advertisement showing the top stars then working at First National.
Clipping: Edward Everett Horton of 316 Carlton Avenue, 1910
Edward Everett Horton photo clipping from 1910 along with a few other items …
Born on May 9 in 1895, Richard Barthelmess
Born on this date in 1895, Richard Barthelmess …
Clipping: First National Talent Roster, August 1927
An August 1927 advertisement showing 15 top stars then working at First National.
Clipping: “Movies Hurt Saloons, W.C.T.U. Head Declares” — May 8, 1915
“The motion picture house, to my mind, is a good thing …”
Brief Excerpt from We Were Interrupted, 1920s Scandals
“I roamed the streets, kept my eyes peeled; investigated,” Rascoe wrote, but while he familiarized himself with every tiny slice of New York life, the bigger events weren’t his bread and butter.
Brief Excerpt from We Were Interrupted, Bootleg Liquor
“The most reliable liquor was synthetic gin which one made oneself …”
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