The Kid Brother (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 22 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: March 12, 2019
- Originally Released: 1927
- Label: Criterion Collection
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Harold Lloyd & Jobyna Ralston | |
Performer: | Walter James, Leo Willis, Olin Francis & Ralph Yearsley | |
Directed by | Ted Wilde | |
Edited by | Allen McNeil | |
Screenwriting by | Howard J. Green | |
Director of Photography: | Walter Lundin |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 7/10 --
The Kid Brother demonstrates some of the best and most moving of Lloyd's acting...
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The Retro Set
Rating: A+ --
The first silent film I ever saw that made me actually stand up and cheer
As a first introduction to silent film, I would pick The Kid Brother over the best of Chaplin or Keaton every time.
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Decent Films Guide
There are flashes of inspired comedy interspersed with a rote story until an amazing fight scene/scramble ties the film completely together at the end.
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Spectrum Culture
Rating: 6/10 --
... ends in one heck of an action sequence....
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Playback:stl
Rating: 4/4 --
The sky-high number of gags would suggest a generous hit-and-miss ratio, but The Kid Brother offers nothing but hit after hit after hit.
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Film Frenzy
Rating: 3.5/4 --
even if some of it feels a bit familiar, it is still immensely enjoyable-the kind of the film that puts a smile on your face from the very start and keeps it there until the end
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Q Network Film Desk
Rating: A- --
A true triumph for the underdog.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Product Description:
Even taking into consideration such worthy candidates as SAFETY LAST and THE FRESHMAN, many Harold Lloyd fans regard THE KID BROTHER as his finest film. A humorous variation on TOL'ABLE DAVID, the film stars Lloyd as Harold Hickory, the youngest member of the rural Hickory family. Though out-muscled by his sheriff father (Walter James) and brawny brothers (Olin Francis, Leo Willis), Harold is the cleverest of the Hickorys, industriously figuring out all sorts of clever devices to streamline his housekeeping chores. Still, his father and brothers treat him as the baby of the family, leaving him to mind the farm while they head for a town meeting. In his dad's absence, however, Harold is deputized to deliver a "cease and desist" summons to a travelling carnival which has pitched camp nearby. Upon arriving at the carnival, Harold discovers that its owner is the lovely Mary Powers (Jobyna Ralston), whom he'd met the day before. A fire breaks out in the tent, leaving Mary homeless, but Harold invites her to stay the night at his farm -- making certain that his roughneck brothers observe the proper social amenities. The next day, it is discovered that the money for an important dam project, left in the care of Harold's father, has been stolen. The elder Hickory is held responsible, but the real culprit is brutish carnival strongman Sandoni (Constantin Romanoff). Through a chain of incredible coincidences, Harold finds himself facing Sandoni on board a derelict boat. For a while, it looks as though Sandoni is going to mop the deck with Harold, but our hero gains the upper hand when he finds out that his behemoth opponent can't swim! Just as his father is about to be lynched by the angry mob, Harold delivers the unconscious Sandoni to the doorstep of the jail. Proudly, Harold's father declares "Son, you're a true Hickory!" -- but the story isn't quite over yet, since Harold still has to propose to Mary, and to clean the clock of the local bully who's been annoying him all through the picture. Beautifully photographed and expertly directed (Lewis Milestone, though uncredited, helmed many of the important scenes), THE KID BROTHER is everything a good silent comedy should be, and an enduring testament to the brilliance of Harold Lloyd. Best bit: That eye-popping crane shot as Harold shinnies up a tree to bid several fond farewells to the departing Mary.
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