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The Kid Brother (1927)
American Family Comedy Drama.
A sheriff’s timid son has a chance to prove himself when a medicine show run by con artists comes into town.
Production originally began with Lewis Milestone as director.
Production photos show that Milestone directed a few scenes, but due to contract difficulties with Warner Brothers, he had to resign.
He was replaced by Ted Wilde, but Wilde had to leave the film due to illness (he later died of a stroke).
Harold Lloyd replaced Wilde with gag-men J.A. Howe and Lex Neal, but Lloyd wound up directing much of the film himself, as he did with most of his films.
He never took credit for directing, however, only producing. Harold Lloyd always claimed this to be his favorite among all his films, and, in later years, he proudly screened the film in selected theaters and at film schools.
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 (1927).
| Directed by | Ted Wilde J.A. Howe (co-director) Harold Lloyd (uncredited) Lewis Milestone (uncredited) |
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| Written by | Howard J. Green |
| Produced by | Harold Lloyd |
| Starring | Harold Lloyd Jobyna Ralston |
| Cinematography | Walter Lundin |
| Edited by | Allen McNeil |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
