Monday, June 10, 2013

The Kid Brother

The Kid Brother (Ted Wilde and J.A. Howe, 1927)
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Rating: Q=5, SP=5 / Average OJ
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=2, Scale 3=3, Scale 4=2
 
Silent, Western, Romance, Coming of Age, Honor, Mystery
 
Every once and awhile, I enjoy watching silent films. I had never watched a Harold Lloyd film from start to finish, so this was fun. The Kid Brother is humorous, has great timing, and familiar plot devices but with little twists of slapstick and silliness thrown in. The remastering and new background score is very good and fits the era.

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