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9 February 1919 (USA) morePlot:
The young couple have decided to marry and it is time to ask the father for the hand of his daughter... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Credited cast) | Harold Lloyd | ... | The Boy |
| Bebe Daniels | ... | Switchboard operator |
| 'Snub' Pollard | ... | The Corn-Fed Secretary (as Harry Pollard) |
| Wallace Howe | ... | The Boss |
| Bud Jamison | ... | Guardian at the door |
| Noah Young | ... | Large office worker |
| Sammy Brooks | ... | Short office worker |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Harry Burns | ||
| William Gillespie | ... | Office worker |
| Lew Harvey | ||
| Margaret Joslin | ||
| Dorothea Wolbert | ||
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For those not too familiar with life almost a hundred years ago, the phrase "Ask father," meant you better get the old man's approval if you want to marry his daughter. That was a MUST, and sets up the premise for this Harold Lloyd short. He, along with several other guys, are all after the same woman but must get to the father. Unfortunately, he's a tough business leader who runs an office like a dictatorship and one runs the risk of being thrown out on his rear trying to get in and see him.
That's the gag of the movie, which doesn't really have much spark until the last six minutes when Harold gets inventive in ways to see the boss, such as wearing a suit or armor.
Without giving anything away, I will say this movie might be the ultimate in showing how lightly marriage has always been treated in the films. This is a comedy, however, so nothing to take serious anyway. I did laugh, too, at the end, when we see how much true love meant to Harold (hint: not a whole lot, as it turns out.)