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H.M. Walker (titles)
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2 November 1919 (USA) more
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Young playwright (Lloyd) spends his last cent to pay the rent of struggling actress (Daniels) in a theatrical boarding house... more | add synopsis
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Harold Lloyd ... The Boy
Bebe Daniels ... Actress
'Snub' Pollard ... Director of Musical Comedy
Helen Gilmore ... Landlady aka The Bearcat
Gus Leonard ... Desperate Spinster
Noah Young ... The Bearcat's Bouncer
William Gillespie ... Stage Door Johnnie
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23 min
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Restored Version From LLoyd Trust, 24 January 2006
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Author: DKOSTY from United States

The restored version of this film plays pretty well. The orchestration on the TCM set version is pretty good. A couple of sequences are a little grainy & choppy. As usual, this is a LLoyd Romantic Comedy but the pace in this 25 minute short is more frantic than the features he did later. There are lots of physical stunts packed into this essentially 2 reeler. Bebe Daniels fans should enjoy this as she does very well in her role as LLoyds love. In real life, she was his love at this time as Harold had given her an engagement ring, but she decided to leave Harold for her career.

This restored version even has some shots in Septia tone instead of black & white. I thought septa tone was not used much until the 1920's. Much of the sight gags & situations in this one got worked into later LLoyd films also. In fact, GIRL SHY later borrows from it, as far as how Harold's Character is set up in this one. While I prefer Girl Shy over all, if you like some stunts & comedy in shorts form, this one will make you a happy camper as well. It is not as elaborate as the feature, but great fun just the same.

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