Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young men. Fate has him meet rich girl Mary, and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.
Stunts
Lloyd's death-defying horse-to-car-to-train sequence — no safety nets, all real.
Acting
Physical comedy so precise it feels like CGI.
Editing
Rhythm cuts that modern action directors still steal from.
Director
Sam Taylor
Harold Lloyd
Harold Meadows
Jobyna Ralston
Mary Buckingham
Richard Daniels
Jeremiah 'Jerry' Meadows
Carlton Griffin
Ronald De Vore
Nola Luxford
Vamp (uncredited)
Judy King
Flapper (uncredited)
Ethel Broadhurst
Publisher Woman (uncredited)
Sammy Brooks
Short Train Passenger (uncredited)
Billy Butts
Little Boy (uncredited)
Joe Cobb
Boy in Tailor Shop (uncredited)
Jackie Condon
Boy Having Pants Sewn (uncredited)
Mickey Daniels
Newsboy (uncredited)
Betsy Ann Hisle
Little Girl (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harold Lloyd performed his own stunts with half a hand — he'd lost two fingers and thumb in a 1919 prop bomb accident, hiding the damage with a prosthetic glove.
The 'speed' finale essentially invented the modern action chase sequence; Spielberg and Jackie Chan both cite Lloyd as direct influence.
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