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65% Critic Match
Silk Hat Kid
“HE WAS A TOUGH GUY...'till he fell in love!”
6.5 / 10• 1935• 1h 8m•NR• English
Crime
Storyline
Eddie Howard, a fast-thinking, two-fisted bodyguard, is hired by nightclub-owner Tim Martin to protect him from chiseling gangsters operating an extortion-racket. But Eddie meets and falls in love with Laura Grant, Tim's sweetheart, and complications quickly arise.
Cast & Crew
Lew Ayres
Eddie Howard
Lead
Mae Clarke
Laura Grant
Paul Kelly
Tim Martin
Warren Hymer
Misty
Ralf Harolde
Lefty Phillips
John Qualen
Mr. Fossbender
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. H. Bruce Humberstone's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Silk Hat Kid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
