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The Kid Brother

STATUS: Released

The Kid Brother

  • 1927
  • United States
  • Fiction
  • English
  • 82 mins
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Silent-comedy legend Harold Lloyd goes west in this irresistible blend of action, romance, and slapstick invention. The bespec­tacled everyman is at his inimitable best as Harold Hickory, the gentle son of a prominent lawman who lives in the shadow of his rough-and-tumble brothers. When a traveling medicine show rolls into town, it brings with it excitement, the possibility of love, and a chance for Harold to prove his mettle. Deftly balancing Lloyd’s brilliant sight gags and thrilling set pieces—including an epic, knock-down, drag-out fight aboard an abandoned ship—with one of the actor-filmmaker’s most fully realized, root-for-the-underdog narratives, The Kid Brother is a hilarious and heartwarming high-water mark of early screen comedy.

Credits

Director
Ted Wilde
Writer
John Grey, Ted Wilde, Thomas J. Crizer, John Grey, Lex Neal, Howard J. Green
Producer
Kevin Brownlow, David Gill, Jeffrey Vance, Jesse L. Lasky, Harold Lloyd, Adolph Zukor

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