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A man hits the streets with a scheme to keep his fiancé from losing her job, however, things quickly go from bad to worse.A man hits the streets with a scheme to keep his fiancé from losing her job, however, things quickly go from bad to worse.A man hits the streets with a scheme to keep his fiancé from losing her job, however, things quickly go from bad to worse.
William Gillespie
- The Doctor
- (uncredited)
Wally Howe
- Man in Wheel Chair
- (uncredited)
George Rowe
- Cross-Eyed Henpecked Hubby
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaPioneering stuntman Harvey Parry doubled for Harold Lloyd in several of the most dangerous shots in this and other Harold Lloyd films; only after the death of Lloyd (who was always said to do his own stunts) did Parry "go public" about his involvement.
- GoofsThe boy rips off a loosely thread button from his suit jacket and spills the glass of poison. His jacket is still missing the button up to when he is sitting in his chair awaiting the janitor to open the office door. However, when he is sitting on the chair on the girder, his jacket has regained the missing button, and it remains for the rest of the film.
- Crazy creditsThe cast title page is headed "Just passing by". Below the cast list: The Plot - a youth of twenty-one and a maid of eighteen. Shakespeare couldn't have asked for more.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood (1980)
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This is one of Harold Lloyd's best short movies, with some very imaginative material and a lot of energy, making it quite entertaining and technically impressive. It was made during the period when Lloyd was more-or-less gradually transforming his screen persona, and both the tempo and the material benefit from the emergence of his upbeat, go-getter, slightly amoral character.
The story has two main sequences, both of which do very well in getting a lot of mileage out of an offbeat idea. The first part has Lloyd using his imagination to drum up business for an osteopath. This sequence has some funny gags, and it also benefits from Lloyd's ability to make a somewhat unscrupulous character seem nevertheless well-meaning and sympathetic.
The second part nicely combines humor and suspense, as Lloyd ends up in a lengthy series of predicaments high in the air. It's very well-crafted, making use of Lloyd's athleticism plus some creative ideas with the props and the setting. It's probably among the most memorable scenes in any of Lloyd's movies. (It's also interesting to note how many of his finest sequences have to do with heights.)
It's fun to watch, and in addition it's quite a display of talent. This is certainly one of the movies that any fan of Harold Lloyd's style of comedy would want to see.
The story has two main sequences, both of which do very well in getting a lot of mileage out of an offbeat idea. The first part has Lloyd using his imagination to drum up business for an osteopath. This sequence has some funny gags, and it also benefits from Lloyd's ability to make a somewhat unscrupulous character seem nevertheless well-meaning and sympathetic.
The second part nicely combines humor and suspense, as Lloyd ends up in a lengthy series of predicaments high in the air. It's very well-crafted, making use of Lloyd's athleticism plus some creative ideas with the props and the setting. It's probably among the most memorable scenes in any of Lloyd's movies. (It's also interesting to note how many of his finest sequences have to do with heights.)
It's fun to watch, and in addition it's quite a display of talent. This is certainly one of the movies that any fan of Harold Lloyd's style of comedy would want to see.
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- Also known as
- Nur nicht schwach werden
- Filming locations
- Hill Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(construction site, above Hill Street tunnel)
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- Runtime19 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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