I Do (1921)

Comic adventures of newlyweds and children.

Director:

Hal Roach (uncredited)

Stars:

Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Noah Young

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Harold Lloyd	...	The Boy
Mildred Davis	...	The Girl
Noah Young	...	The Agitation
Jack Morgan	...	The Disturbance (as Jackie Morgan)
Jack Edwards	...	The Annoyance (as Jackie Edwards)

Storyline

As a young married couple are bringing home a jug of bootleg liquor, the wife stops to do some shopping. In the meantime, the husband meets his brother-in-law, who asks him to look after his two children for a while. The husband reluctantly takes the children home, where he and his wife find it very difficult to keep them out of trouble or harm. The husband encounters a series of mishaps in hiding his liquor and in getting milk for the youngest child. To make things even worse, a neighbor warns them that there is a burglar loose in the neighborhood.

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Plot Keywords:

man wears eyeglasses | neighbor | burglar | first person title | tennis ball | 

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Taglines:

Gladdened with giggles, showered with smiles, human with hilarity. Spend a laughter honeymoon with Lloyd in Laff Land! (Print Ad- Urbana Daily Democrat, ((Urbana, Ohio)) 5 December 1922)

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally three reels, but cut to two after lukewarm receptions by preview audiences.

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Quotes

The Boy: If I had to break something why couldn't it have been a leg?

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Crazy Credits

(under the cast opening credits) Time, Place, Plot --- Lost in the rush.

User Reviews

Rather predictable.

The plot is predictable and thus (to me) not that amusing. There were some nice touches, (like what turned out to really be in the baby carriage!)

The animation at the beginning was quite clever. Not being a film historian I don't know how common animation was at the time, but I liked it's inclusion in a live action short.

I would recommend other Harold Lloyd films instead, such as "Number, Please" or "Bumping Into Broadway".

I have nothing more to say, please change the minimum line requirement to something that rewards, not punishes brevity!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

None English

Release Date:

11 September 1921 (USA)

Also Known As:

Er als zwanzigfacher Familienvater

Filming Locations:

7000 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rolin Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min (Turner library print)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1