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Skid Proof (1923)

Skid Proof poster
Directed by
Scott R. Dunlap
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man faces hardship and loss in the early 1920s. He tries to find his way through a world of crime and broken dreams.

melancholicbittersweetgrittystylizedunderstatedslow-burnbleakatmospheric

What happens

Skid Proof is a 1923 silent film drama directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Buck Jones, billed as Charles Jones. It was produced and released by Fox Film Corporation. It is a surviving film in the Museum of Modern Art collection. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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