

Harold Lloyd scrambles eggs, dignity, and his landlord's patience in 11 perfect minutes.
Roomers in a boarding house break the rules and are caught cooking if their room. A frantic run-in with the landlady ensues.
Stunts
Lloyd's physical timing—no safety nets, all guts.
Direction
Pratt crams three rooms of chaos into one reel.

Director
Gilbert Pratt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harold Lloyd was missing two fingers from a 1919 prop bomb accident—this was shot before, so both hands intact.
Boarding house comedies dominated 1910s cinema because urban audiences recognized the housing squeeze.