Grandma's Boy (1922 film)
Grandma's Boy is a 1922 family comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. The film was highly influential, helping to pioneer feature-length comedies which combined gags with character development. This film was also an immensely popular, commercially successful film in its time.[4]
| Grandma's Boy | |
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| Directed by | Fred C. Newmeyer |
| Produced by | Hal Roach (uncredited) |
| Written by | Hal Roach Sam Taylor Jean Havez H.M. Walker |
| Starring | Harold Lloyd |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathe Film Exchange original release, Associated Exhibitors Encore Presentation |
Release date | September 3, 1922[1]:9 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $94,412[2] |
| Box office | $1.1 million (US/Canada)[3] |
Plot
The grandma's boy is a timid coward who cannot muster courage to woo his girl and is afraid of his rival. His loving grandma gives him a magic charm from the Civil War that had been used by his grandfather, which gives him the courage to capture a town criminal and win the girl. The "magic charm" turns out to be the handle of her umbrella and his grandma was pretending it was magical all along.
Cast
- Harold Lloyd - Grandma's Boy[1]:9 / Grandfather
- Mildred Davis - His Girl[1]:9
- Anna Townsend - Grandma[1]:9
- Dick Sutherland - The Rolling Stone[1]:9
- Charles Stevenson - His Rival / Union General
- Noah Young - Sheriff[1]:9
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See also
References
- Sherwood, Robert. E. (1923). The Best Moving Pictures of 1922-1923. Boston: Maynard Small.
- Vance, Jeffrey and Suzanne Lloyd. "Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian" New York: Harry N Abrams. p 81
- Quigley Publishing Company "The All Time Best Sellers", International Motion Picture Almanac 1937-38 (1938) p 942 accessed 19 April 2014
- http://www.highbrowmagazine.com/4286-remembering-harold-lloyd-third-genius-silent-comedy
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