"Strong Boy" is offered a promotion for saving a child from being crushed by a trunk, but to the frustration of his girlfriend Mary, he is not ambitious enough to take a white-collar position..


Alright, let's talk about Strong Boy. If you’re someone who genuinely enjoys digging into silent films, especially those right on the cusp of the sound era, then yeah, this is absolutely worth checking out. It’s a gentle, almost quaint little film from 1929. Folks who appreciate a slower pace and character studies over...

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"Alright, let's talk about Strong Boy. If you’re someone who genuinely enjoys digging into silent films, especially those right on the cusp of the sound era, then yeah, this is absolutely worth checking out. It’s a gentle, almost quaint little film from 1929. Folks who appreciate a slower pace and character studies over grand plots will probably find something to like here. But if you need fast action or dialogue to stay engaged, you’ll likely find it a bit of a slog. It’s definitely not for ever..."
Malcolm Stuart Boylan, John McLain, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Andrew Bennison, James Kevin McGuinness
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