Release Date: Jan 1, 1921 Limited
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Although this comedy was hailed as Harold Lloyd's first feature, at four reels, it's really more of a glorified short. It was originally meant to be a two-reeler (the previous film, Never Weaken, was considered an anomaly at three reels), but Lloyd and his crew wound up with too many good gags and decided to leave them all in. Unlike Lloyd's subsequent films, this picture is light on characterization and relies more on its wild gags than on the star's winning personality. Lloyd plays an
Jan 1, 1921 Limited
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Plenty of pratfalls and sight gags keep this Harold Lloyd first feature-length film afloat.
Inconsistent, but it has it's very funny moments. Certainly the weakest Lloyd film (short or feature) I've seen to date
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