The Kid Brother 1927, Harold Lloyd, Esther Ralston
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The Kid Brother is a 1927 American silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It was successful and popular upon release and today is considered by critics and fans to be one of Lloyd's best films, integrating elements of comedy, romance, drama, and character development. Its storyline is an homage to a 1921 film called Tol'able David, although it is essentially a re-make of a little-known 1924 Hal Roach feature, The White Sheep, starring Glenn Tryon.
SYNOPSIS
A sheriff's milquetoast son has a chance to prove himself when a medicine show run by con artists comes into town.
CAST & CREW
Harold Lloyd as Harold Hickory
Jobyna Ralston as Mary Powers
Walter James as Jim Hickory
Leo Willis as Leo Hickory
Olin Francis as Olin Hickory
Constantine Romanoff as Sandoni
Eddie Boland as "Flash" Farrell
Frank Lanning as Sam Hooper
Ralph Yearsley as Hank Hooper
Directed by Ted Wilde, J.A. Howe (co-director), Harold Lloyd, Lewis Milestone
Written by Howard J. Green
Produced by Harold Lloyd
Cinematography Walter Lundin
Edited by Allen McNeil
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date January 22, 1927 (U.S.)
Running time 84 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
This was the last of Lloyd's features to star Jobyna Ralston, who starred as leading lady in five of his previous films. She would go on to play a supporting part in Wings.
Lloyd wanted the film to have more gags than any of his previous features, so around eight writers and gagmen worked on the script. Many of these bits were cut from the finished film, and some were incorporated into Lloyd's subsequent films. The rural setting was a contrast to most of Lloyd's urban films of the mid to late 1920s. It was filmed in then-rural Glendale, Burbank, and Altadena (near current-day Pasadena), and the derelict ship scenes were filmed at Catalina Island.
Due to contract problems with another studio, director Lewis Milestone left the production after having helmed a majority of the film in an uncredited capacity.
A restored version of The Kid Brother with a new score by Carl Davis was prepared by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill in the early 1990s. It is available on DVD as part of the Criterion Collection.
SYNOPSIS
A sheriff's milquetoast son has a chance to prove himself when a medicine show run by con artists comes into town.
CAST & CREW
Harold Lloyd as Harold Hickory
Jobyna Ralston as Mary Powers
Walter James as Jim Hickory
Leo Willis as Leo Hickory
Olin Francis as Olin Hickory
Constantine Romanoff as Sandoni
Eddie Boland as "Flash" Farrell
Frank Lanning as Sam Hooper
Ralph Yearsley as Hank Hooper
Directed by Ted Wilde, J.A. Howe (co-director), Harold Lloyd, Lewis Milestone
Written by Howard J. Green
Produced by Harold Lloyd
Cinematography Walter Lundin
Edited by Allen McNeil
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date January 22, 1927 (U.S.)
Running time 84 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
This was the last of Lloyd's features to star Jobyna Ralston, who starred as leading lady in five of his previous films. She would go on to play a supporting part in Wings.
Lloyd wanted the film to have more gags than any of his previous features, so around eight writers and gagmen worked on the script. Many of these bits were cut from the finished film, and some were incorporated into Lloyd's subsequent films. The rural setting was a contrast to most of Lloyd's urban films of the mid to late 1920s. It was filmed in then-rural Glendale, Burbank, and Altadena (near current-day Pasadena), and the derelict ship scenes were filmed at Catalina Island.
Due to contract problems with another studio, director Lewis Milestone left the production after having helmed a majority of the film in an uncredited capacity.
A restored version of The Kid Brother with a new score by Carl Davis was prepared by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill in the early 1990s. It is available on DVD as part of the Criterion Collection.