Kid Gloves

1929 1h 8m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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When a taxi carrying socialite Ruth Darrow drives into the middle of a gun battle between hijacker Kid Gloves and a trio of bootleggers, Ruth is injured. She is taken to a nearby apartment, and The Kid helps to care for her. John Stone, Ruth's fiance and a bootlegger with a respectable front, finds them together and blackmails The Kid into marrying the girl.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Conrad Nagel
Kid Gloves
Lois Wilson
Ruth
Edward Earle
Penny
Edna Murphy
Lou
Maude Turner Gordon
Aunt
Richard Cramer
Butch
Tom Dugan
Duffy
John Davidson
Stone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ray Enright
Writers: Robert Lord, Fred Myton
Languages: English, No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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97 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, No Language.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Ray Enright, shot by Ben F. Reynolds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor George Marks shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Conrad Nagel and Lois Wilson and Edward Earle carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0020057 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ray Enright directs. Ben F. Reynolds behind the camera. George Marks cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
297 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, No Language.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Ray Enright, shot by Ben F. Reynolds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor George Marks shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Conrad Nagel and Lois Wilson and Edward Earle carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0020057 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.