Harold Lloyd sneaks onto a ship, chaos ensues, love conquers all in 9 minutes.
In order to get his daughter away from her suitors, her father decides to spirit her away to Bermuda. Our hero, however, stows away on the ship. When discovered, he is credited with catching a crook, thus winning a reward and the girl.
Stunts
Harold Lloyd's physical comedy packed into 9 frantic minutes.
Practical Effects
Genuine ocean liner sets make this feel surprisingly epic for 1917.
Director
Alfred J. Goulding
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of over 200 short films Harold Lloyd made before his famous glasses-wearing 'Glasses Character' fully solidified in 1917.
Bermuda was marketed as an exotic escape for wealthy Americans in the 1910s, making this aspirational travel porn for working-class theatergoers.
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