- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Sport
- Release: 1927-09-01
- Director: Alfred Santell
- Writers: Gerald C. Duffy , Winifred Dunn , Rupert Hughes , Casey Robinson , Adela Rogers St. Johns
- Language: None | English
- Stars: Richard Barthelmess , Molly O’Day , Lawford Davidson , Matthew Betz
- Runtime: 150 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
- AKA: The Patent Leather Kid , Entre Luvas e Baionetas (Brazil) , Manden uden Fædreland (Denmark) , Лаченото хлапе (Bulgaria) , Den ukjente soldat (Norway) , Лакированный парень , 熱血拳闘手 (Japan) , Son plus beau combat (France, French Republic) , Das große Erleben (Austria) , Лакований хлопець (Ukraine) , Mannen utan fosterland (Sweden) , Die Welt in Flammen (Germany) , Die Hölle des Hasses (Austria) , The Patent Leather Kid (United Kingdom) , El mundo que nace (Argentina) , The Patent Leather Kid (United States of America) , Vitória (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , El mundo que nace (Spain) , Ferro e fuoco (Italy)
- Plot: A boxer has difficulty balancing his sport with a budding romance; both are further jeopardized when the United States enters the first World War.
- IMDB:tt0018253
The Patent Leather Kid Cast · · · ALL
Alfred Santell
Director
Richard Barthelmess
Patent Leather Kid
Molly O’Day
Curley Boyle, the Golden Dancer
Lawford Davidson
Lieutenant Hugo Breen
Matthew Betz
Jake Stuke
Arthur Stone
Jimmy Kinch
Ray Turner
Mabile Molasses
Hank Mann
Sergeant
Walter James
Officer Riley
Lucien Prival
The German Officer
Nigel De Brulier
The French Doctor
Billy Bletcher
Fight Fan