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Get Out and Get Under

  • 19201920
  • PassedPassed
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
935
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Get Out and Get Under (1920)
  • Comedy
  • Short
The comic adventures of a new car owner.The comic adventures of a new car owner.The comic adventures of a new car owner.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
935
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  • Director
    • Hal Roach
  • Writer
    • H.M. Walker(titles)
  • Stars
    • Harold Lloyd
    • Mildred Davis
    • Fred McPherson
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  • Director
    • Hal Roach
  • Writer
    • H.M. Walker(titles)
  • Stars
    • Harold Lloyd
    • Mildred Davis
    • Fred McPherson
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    • 15User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Mildred Davis and Harold Lloyd in Get Out and Get Under (1920)
    Ernest Morrison and Harold Lloyd in Get Out and Get Under (1920)
    Mildred Davis in Get Out and Get Under (1920)
    Ernest Morrison and Harold Lloyd in Get Out and Get Under (1920)
    Ernest Morrison and Harold Lloyd in Get Out and Get Under (1920)
    Ernest Morrison and Harold Lloyd in Get Out and Get Under (1920)
    Get Out and Get Under (1920)
    Mildred Davis and Harold Lloyd in Get Out and Get Under (1920)
    Mildred Davis and Harold Lloyd in Get Out and Get Under (1920)
    Harold Lloyd in Get Out and Get Under (1920)
    Harold Lloyd in Get Out and Get Under (1920)
    Harold Lloyd in Get Out and Get Under (1920)

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    Harold Lloyd
    Harold Lloyd
    • The Boyas The Boy
    Mildred Davis
    Mildred Davis
    • The Girlas The Girl
    Fred McPherson
    • The Rivalas The Rival
    Roy Brooks
    Roy Brooks
      William Gillespie
      William Gillespie
      • Dope Fiendas Dope Fiend
      • (uncredited)
      Wally Howe
      Wally Howe
      • Wedding Guestas Wedding Guest
      • (uncredited)
      Gaylord Lloyd
        Ernest Morrison
        Ernest Morrison
        • Small Boyas Small Boy
        • (uncredited)
        Bob O'Connor
        Bob O'Connor
        • Photographeras Photographer
        • (uncredited)
        Charles Stevenson
        Charles Stevenson
          Frank Terry
          Frank Terry
          • Neighbor in gardenas Neighbor in garden
          • (uncredited)
          • Director
            • Hal Roach
          • Writer
            • H.M. Walker(titles)
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          • Trivia
            The title, "Get Out and Get Under," comes from a popular 1913 song, "He'd Have To Get Under - Get Out And Get Under (To Fix Up His Automobile)" (Music by Maurice Abrahams; Lyrics by Grant Clarke and Edgar Leslie). Robert Israel's score in the 2004 alternate version frequently uses melodies from this song.
          • Goofs
            As the little boy closes the hood of the car, all of the tools slide into the engine compartment. Two shots later, as Harold cranks up the car, they're back on the open hood.
          • Quotes

            Title Card: The Boy is in love with The Girl and - the rest just happens.

          • Alternate versions
            In 1995, The Harold Lloyd Trust copyrighted a 25-minute version with a musical score synchronized by Vince Giordano and played by Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks. The print also adds new production credits totaling and additional minute.
          • Connections
            Featured in The American Road (1953)

          User reviews15

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          Top review
          7/10
          An enjoyable comedy with a chilling "back-story"
          This is one of Harold Lloyd's most enjoyable short comedies, but if things had turned out differently it might never have been made at all. Get Out and Get Under was one of the first films Lloyd appeared in after recovering from a freak accident that nearly claimed his life. In the fall of 1919, while Harold was posing for publicity photos, actor Nat Clifford innocently handed him what was believed to be a prop bomb; it turned out to be real, and when it exploded both men were badly injured. After a period of convalescence Harold resumed his career, but his still-healing facial scars are visible in his first close-up in this film, and if you watch his right hand carefully you can see that he's wearing a prosthetic device in place of the fingers lost in the explosion. Nat Clifford is here too, as the neighbor at work in his garden.

          Despite the circumstances under which it was made Get Out and Get Under is a surprisingly cheerful comedy, though much of the humor relies on anxiety and frustration. Harold plays an actor in an amateur theater production trying to get to his show on time, but auto troubles and other problems hinder him every step of the way. After a somewhat measured opening the story builds in momentum and suspense, becoming funnier, loonier, and more surreal as it goes along. One bit involving the creative use of a pup tent is especially memorable. Some of the gags suggest routines identified with Buster Keaton, as when Harold makes a wrong turn and crashes a parade (as Buster would do in Cops) or is sidetracked into a railroad yard and gets doused by one of those water spouts (as Buster did several times). It all goes to show that there was a lot of borrowing and cross-fertilization in silent comedy; Lloyd certainly returned the favor and borrowed from Keaton on other occasions. In any event, our hero ultimately achieves his goal, wins the girl, and delivers a neat pay-off gag in time for the fade-out.

          Modern viewers might be surprised at the sequence involving a drug addict Harold meets during his adventure; the man is actually shown injecting a substance, presumably cocaine, into his arm, leading to a routine reminiscent of Chaplin's Easy Street but with a surprise twist. (Oddly enough, prolific character actor William Gillespie played the dope fiend in both movies!) This sort of subject matter would become absolutely taboo when enforcement of the Production Code kicked in during the '30s, but jokes about illegal substances and drug addicts crop up fairly often in silent comedy. Also of note here is the presence of Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, the first African- American kid in the Our Gang series, who plays the boy who insists on participating while Harold is trying to fix his engine. Sammy has an easygoing charm and naturalness before the cameras that is striking in this sequence.
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          • Release date
            • September 26, 1920 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • United States
          • Language
            • None
          • Also known as
            • Der Autonarr
          • Filming locations
            • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
          • Production company
            • Rolin Films
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          Technical specs

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          • Runtime
            25 minutes
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Sound mix
            • Silent
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.33 : 1

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