#964: WILDE, Ted: The Kid Brother (1927)

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WILDE, Ted (United States)
The Kid Brother [1927]
Spine #964
Blu-ray


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.

82 minutes
Black & White
Silent
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2019
Director/Writers


Scenario by Grey, Lex Neal, and Howard Green.
Wilde was 38 when he directed The Kid Brother.

Other Wilde films in the Collection:

#788: Speedy (1928)

The Film

A

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

 The Booklet

Twelve-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Carrie Rickey.

Alternate archival organ score

Performed by Gaylord Carter.

Commentary

From 2005 featuring filmmaker and Harold Lloyd archivist Richard Correll, film historian Annette D’Agostino Lloyd, and Harold Lloyd’s granddaughter Suzanne Lloyd.

Harold’s Leading Ladies

A conversation between author Carl Beauchamp and Suzanne Lloyd.

Anatomy of a Gag: Monkeyshoes

A video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns.

Behind-the-scenes

Stills gallery curated by Harold Lloyd archivist Richard Simonton Jr.

Close to Home

A video essay on the film’s shooting locations by author John Bengtson.

Dutch television interview

With Lloyd from 1962.

Featurette

From 2005 about Greenacres, Lloyd’s estate, hosted by Suzanne Lloyd.


Two restored early Lloyd shorts, with new Wurlitzer theater pipe organ scores and a discussion of their early film formats by archivist Dino Everett.

Tour

Of the Wurlitzer organ with composer Nathan Barr and organist Mark Herman.

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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