BRITANNIA
“THE PATEN I LEATHER Ricliard Batlielmess's great n •The Patent .Leather Kid,” nowshown at the Britannia, hat bee* C ‘ claimed for the remarkable rt»lC‘ its settings, and the almost acting o£ the principals, Richard Y* 1 thelmess and Molly o'i>ay, wlio cil the role oi the Last dancer such faithfulness, and makes of •' vivid character such a dramatic - 4 Cess. The story, which is the credible and convincing of mj V 1 duction dealing with boxing area' ] the war, has afforded ' chance to show just how good ht ' H.e lives the part of ”Tne p Leather Kid,” catching the spirt ■ the braggart, egotistic, hard-liv-hard-loving young pugilist, whik acting of Molly O'Day is somethi often seen on the screen. This atr tive little player does some won:*, ful work in this production; at moment a cheeky, provocative little min; at another the eternal woman /' rificing herself for love, and the eo»%. man she had given her braVfe heart to. . . . The war scenes art most spectacular ever screened ■ excepting the greatest war picturethe past decade.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 331, 17 April 1928, Page 14
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