A 10-minute silent chase through 1918 Hollywood — pure chaos, zero chill, 100% Harold Lloyd.
In this early short Harold Lloyd sneaks into a movie studio in order to locate an attractive young lady he's just met at a snack bar. He's retrieved a letter she dropped and wants to return it to her, but it's pretty clear that his interest extends beyond mere politeness. (She's the adorable young Bebe Daniels, so this is easy to understand.) The movie studio setting provides Harold with lots of opportunities to do what comedians do in comedies like this one: flirt with actresses, anger the studio brass, and dash through sets disrupting everything.
Stunts
Lloyd's fearless physical comedy before his famous glasses persona.
Production
Rare 1918 studio backlot footage — a time capsule of early Hollywood.
Acting
Bebe Daniels' star power practically jumps through the screen.
Director
Alfred J. Goulding
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was shot on the Hal Roach lot, where Lloyd would soon become the studio's biggest star. The 'studio tour' premise let them shoot cheaply using existing sets from other productions.
Harold Lloyd hadn't yet adopted his iconic horn-rimmed glasses here — this is 'pre-glasses Harold,' a completely different visual persona that modern audiences rarely see.
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