Falling in love with a girl, Lee tells her he is the lightweight champion, "Kid" Hanlon. He finally wins the championship, only to learn that his intended is "Kid" Hanlon's sister.
H.C. Witwer, Scott Darling
United States
Picture, if you can, a nickelodeon fogged with cigarette haze and the faint smell of orange peel; a piano hammers out a foxtrot like it’s afraid the sun will never rise again. Onto that stage strides Lee Moran—rubbery, bright-eyed, a carnival barker trapped in a leading man’s body—proclaiming himself the undefeated m...
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Henry Edwards
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" Picture, if you can, a nickelodeon fogged with cigarette haze and the faint smell of orange peel; a piano hammers out a foxtrot like it’s afraid the sun will never rise again. Onto that stage strides Lee Moran—rubbery, bright-eyed, a carnival barker trapped in a leading man’s body—proclaiming himself the undefeated marvel “Kid” Hanlon. The lie is so audacious it practically sings. The camera, starved for dialogue, curls around his grin and whispers: watch this balloon of bravado ascend until t..."
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