The Kid Brother
1927·Comedy·1h 22m
7.1
★
The timid youngest son of the most important family in town must use his wits to win the respect of his strong father and the love of a beautiful new woman in town.
Directed by Ted Wilde and Harold Lloyd
hero
fire
sheriff
chase
fight
brother
falsely accused
stolen money
thief
medicine show
monkey
silent film
capture
hideout
ingenuity
sweethearts
father son relationship
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Cast
Harold Lloyd
Harold Hickory
Jobyna Ralston
Mary Powers
Walter James
Jim Hickory
Leo Willis
Leo Hickory
Olin Francis
Olin Hickory
Constantine Romanoff
Sandoni
Eddie Boland
'Flash' Farrell
Frank Lanning
Sam Hooper
Ralph Yearsley
Hank Hooper
Crew
Ted Wilde
Director
J.A. Howe
Co-Director
Harold Lloyd
Director
Allen McNeil
Editor
Ted Wilde
Story
Howard J. Green
Scenario Writer
Gaylord Lloyd
Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
33 reviews
K
9.0★ · 06/20/26
dude invented the nerdy look
dude invented the nerdy look
Samantha Ramirez
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As always, the romantic parts were so adorable. I can never get enough romance in silent comedies. The part where Harold kept climbing the tree to get a better view and talk to Mary more was my fav part.
As always, the romantic parts were so adorable. I can never get enough romance in silent comedies. The part where Harold kept climbing the tree to get a better view and talk to Mary more was my fav part.
transcendentalbooks
8.0★ · 02/12/25
you don t need to be the biggest to be the bravest
you don t need to be the biggest to be the bravest
Alfred HitchTOK
6.0★ · 09/25/24
Chalk one up for the nerds
Harold Lloyd is the geeked out beta be-spectacled son of brawny local Alpha Sherrif (Walter James) who keeps the town in check with the help of his equally brawny Alpha sons (Olin Francis and Leo Willis). When a travelling Medicine Show comes to town, Harold falls for starlet Mary (Jobyna Ralston) and must unwit an attempt to steal the town's accumulated wealth.
Plenty of creative scenarios, humourous sight gags and from a personal perspective it is satisfying to see the nerd achieve super-saiyan advancement over his doubters.
Featured length silents are always a struggle in this day and age, but The Kid Brother had a significant enough laugh quota to keep me entertained on my treadmill bound quest to achieve 12500 steps.
**381/1001 - 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die **
Harold Lloyd is the geeked out beta be-spectacled son of brawny local Alpha Sherrif (Walter James) who keeps the town in check with the help of his equally brawny Alpha sons (Olin Francis and Leo Willis). When a travelling Medicine Show comes to town, Harold falls for starlet Mary (Jobyna Ralston) and must unwit an attempt to steal the town's accumulated wealth.
Plenty of creative scenarios, humourous sight gags and from a personal perspective it is satisfying to see the nerd achieve super-saiyan advancement over his doubters.
Featured length silents are always a struggle in this day and age, but The Kid Brother had a significant enough laugh quota to keep me entertained on my treadmill bound quest to achieve 12500 steps.
**381/1001 - 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die **
Chalk one up for the nerds
Harold Lloyd is the geeked out beta be-spectacled son of brawny local Alpha Sherrif (Walter James) who keeps the town in check with the help of his equally brawny Alpha sons (Olin Francis and Leo Willis). When a travelling Medicine Show comes to town, Harold falls for starlet Mary (Jobyna Ralston) and must unwit an attempt to steal the town's accumulated wealth.
Plenty of creative scenarios, humourous sight gags and from a personal perspective it is satisfying to see the nerd achieve super-saiyan advancement over his doubters.
Featured length silents are always a struggle in this day and age, but The Kid Brother had a significant enough laugh quota to keep me entertained on my treadmill bound quest to achieve 12500 steps.
**381/1001 - 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die **
Harold Lloyd is the geeked out beta be-spectacled son of brawny local Alpha Sherrif (Walter James) who keeps the town in check with the help of his equally brawny Alpha sons (Olin Francis and Leo Willis). When a travelling Medicine Show comes to town, Harold falls for starlet Mary (Jobyna Ralston) and must unwit an attempt to steal the town's accumulated wealth.
Plenty of creative scenarios, humourous sight gags and from a personal perspective it is satisfying to see the nerd achieve super-saiyan advancement over his doubters.
Featured length silents are always a struggle in this day and age, but The Kid Brother had a significant enough laugh quota to keep me entertained on my treadmill bound quest to achieve 12500 steps.
**381/1001 - 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die **
Nathaniel5678
9.0★ · 06/23/24
Easily Harold Lloyd’s best film! His character was endearing, easy to root for, and hilarious throughout. The set pieces were great and it had multiple scenes (like the climbing up a tree scene) that were so well done! Definitely one of the more accessible silent films I’ve seen and one I’d recommend to anyone!
Easily Harold Lloyd’s best film! His character was endearing, easy to root for, and hilarious throughout. The set pieces were great and it had multiple scenes (like the climbing up a tree scene) that were so well done! Definitely one of the more accessible silent films I’ve seen and one I’d recommend to anyone!