For Heaven's Sake (1926)

The Uptown Boy, J. Harold Manners (Lloyd) is a millionaire playboy who falls for the Downtown Girl, Hope (Ralston) who works in Brother Paul's (Weigel) mission. In order to build up ... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Taylor

Writers:

Ted Wilde (story), John Grey (story),

Stars:

Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Noah Young

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Harold Lloyd	...	The Uptown Boy
Jobyna Ralston	...	The Downtown Girl
Noah Young	...	The Roughneck
Jim Mason	...	The Gangster (as James Mason)
Paul Weigel	...	The Optimist

Storyline

The Uptown Boy, J. Harold Manners (Lloyd) is a millionaire playboy who falls for the Downtown Girl, Hope (Ralston) who works in Brother Paul's (Weigel) mission. In order to build up attendance, and win Hope's attention, Harold runs through town causing trouble, and winds up with a crowd chasing him right into the mission. He eventually wins the girl and they marry, but not without some interference from his high-brow friends.

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Plot Keywords:

mission | millionaire | kidnapping | police | charity | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 1926 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ay, mi madre

Filming Locations:

General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Harold Lloyd Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min 58 min (Turner library print)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was the first shown in the Museum of Modern Art's festival tribute to film comedy in 1976.

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Goofs

When the car which was involved in the gun fight rolls to a stop, it stops on regular road. In the next shot it has been moved on to a train track.

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Connections

Featured in American Masters: Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)

User Reviews

Not bad, but not excellent either.

Harold Lloyd, the most popular comedian in the 20s (no, it wasn't Chaplin) made a lot of great silent films in the 20s, and many of his fans say that he never really made a bad film. That may be true, but frankly, this film is not one of his best. It "fails" (it's still not too bad of a film, though) because despite the occasional brilliant comedic scenes, the characters are completely cookie-cutter and unrealistic. This film stars Harold Lloyd as a filthy rich millionaire who "accidentally" establishes a missionary in a poor part of town and somehow falls in love with the daughter of the priest (this process is never really explored; they just "fall in love"; that's it). The rest of the film deals with attempts to convert the "rough life" of the town to Christianity, and to successfully marry the leading girl despite protests by Harold's other rich friends. A lot of fluff, really, tied together with some good comedy.

It seems like it was made specifically for "church-going parents" as a morally-correct film. It doesn't succeed, though, because it's really more of a collection of gags with not a whole lot of story.

I suggest you see Harold's "Why Worry?" (a much better film which has him take the role of a millionaire) or "Safety Last" instead.

Grade: 6/10