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 an immensely popular, commercially successful film in its time.[4]
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| Directed by | Fred C. Newmeyer |
| Written by | Hal Roach Sam Taylor Jean Havez H.M. Walker |
| Produced by | Hal Roach (uncredited) |
| Starring | Harold Lloyd |
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| Distributed by | Pathe Film Exchange original release, Associated Exhibitors Encore Presentation |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $94,412[2] |
| Box office | $1.1 million (US/Canada)[3] |
Plot
editThe grandma's boy is a timid coward who cannot muster the 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
edit- Harold Lloyd - Grandma's Boy[1]: 9 / Grandfather
- Mildred Davis - His Girl[1]: 9
- Anna Townsend - Grandma[1]: 9
- Noah Young - The Sheriff[1]: 9
- Dick Sutherland - The Rolling Stone[1]: 9
- Charles Stevenson - His Rival/The Union General[1]: 9
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g 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).
- ^ "Remembering Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius of Silent Comedy". September 12, 2014.
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