An Eastern Westerner (1920)

Blase eastern boy is shipped off to a ranch in the 'wild west ' by his father.

Director:

Hal Roach

Writers:

Frank Terry (story), H.M. Walker (titles)

Stars:

Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Noah Young

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Harold Lloyd	...	The Boy
Mildred Davis	...	The Girl
Noah Young	...	The Bully

Storyline

A young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsibility, so his father sends him to his uncle's ranch in the west. The young man arrives in the town of Piute Pass, which is being terrorized by Tiger Lip Tompkins and his gang, the Masked Angels. The Easterner befriends a young woman whose father is being held captive by Tompkins, and he decides to help her.

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Plot Keywords:

two reeler | man with glasses | cheating at cards | hostage | open hydrant | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Short | Family | Western

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 1920 (USA)

Also Known As:

Egy westernhős keletről

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rolin Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min 23 min (Turner library print)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Listed in the cast: The time - several thousand cocktails before the prohibition hour.

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Quotes

intertitle: The Time: Several thousand cocktails before the Prohibition Hour.

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Connections

Featured in Keepers of the Frame (1999)

User Reviews

Harold is at it again-East Meets West for Laughs

I found all the sequences in this film to be very funny. It is one of the earlier examples of the chase sequences Harold was developing that would really come into an art form last in GIRL SHY & SPEEDY. It is fine fun, & has some examples of gags LLoyd did not use in later films that are pretty funny. Nice thing is the pacing, which is not quite as frantic as earlier BUMPING INTO Broadway even though the films are about the same length. In a way, this reminds me some of BILLY BLAZES, ESQ. in the western sequences, but the ones in this film show an improvement over the Tom Mix parody of 1919. Some of the sequences in this are laugh out loud funny. If you get a chance to, enjoy this one.