| Grandma's Boy | |
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| Directed by | Fred C. Newmeyer |
| Written by | Hal Roach Sam Taylor Jean Havez H.M. Walker |
| Produced by | Hal Roach (uncredited) |
| Starring | Harold Lloyd |
| Production company | Hal Roach Studios |
| Distributed by | Pathe Film Exchange original release, Associated Exhibitors Encore Presentation |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $94,412 |
| Box office | $1.1 million (US/Canada) |
Grandma's Boy is a 1922 family comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. The film was highly influential, helping to pioneer feature-length comedies which combined gags with character development. This film was an immensely popular, commercially successful film in its time.
Plot
The grandma's boy is a timid coward who cannot muster the courage to woo his girl and is afraid of his rival. His loving grandma gives him a magic charm from the Civil War that had been used by his grandfather, which gives him the courage to capture a town criminal and win the girl. The "magic charm" turns out to be the handle of her umbrella and his grandma was pretending it was magical all along.
Cast
- Harold Lloyd - Grandma's Boy / Grandfather
- Mildred Davis - His Girl
- Anna Townsend - Grandma
- Noah Young - The Sheriff
- Dick Sutherland - The Rolling Stone
- Charles Stevenson - His Rival/The Union General
See also
References
- ^ Sherwood, Robert. E. (1923). The Best Moving Pictures of 1922-1923. Boston: Maynard Small.
- Vance, Jeffrey and Suzanne Lloyd. "Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian" New York: Harry N Abrams. p.81.
- Quigley Publishing Company "The All Time Best Sellers," International Motion Picture Almanac 1937-38 (1938).
- "Remembering Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius of Silent Comedy". September 12, 2014.
External links
- Grandma's Boy at IMDb
- Grandma's Boy at the TCM Movie Database
- Grandma's Boy at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- 1922 films
- American silent feature films
- 1922 comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- American Civil War films
- Films directed by Fred C. Newmeyer
- Hal Roach Studios short films
- Silent American comedy films
- Films about grandparent–grandchild relationships
- Films with screenplays by H. M. Walker
- Films with screenplays by Sam Taylor (director)
- Associated Exhibitors films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s American films