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Blase eastern boy is shipped off to a ranch in the 'wild west ' by his father.Blase eastern boy is shipped off to a ranch in the 'wild west ' by his father.Blase eastern boy is shipped off to a ranch in the 'wild west ' by his father.
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- 1 nomination
Roy Brooks
- Shimmie Dancer
- (uncredited)
Sammy Brooks
- Small Role
- (uncredited)
Ben Corbett
- Rope Twirler
- (uncredited)
William Gillespie
- Dance Hall Manager
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaShortly before this film was made, Harold Lloyd was involved in an accident where a "prop" bomb exploded as he held it in his hand. Lloyd lost his thumb and index finger on his right hand in the explosion. The Goldwyn family had a flesh-colored prosthetic glove made for him so that he could continue his movie work. In many scenes in this movie, you will note that Lloyd's right hand is deliberately not being used. Furthermore, with some of the stunts Lloyd performs, it's difficult to tell that he is handicapped at all.
- GoofsAt 23:45 into the movie, The Boy is being chased by the Masked Angels. For a couple of minutes, his hat disappears and then reappears on his head.
- Quotes
intertitle: The Time: Several thousand cocktails before the Prohibition Hour.
- ConnectionsFeatured in American Masters: Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)
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simple physical comedy
Harold Lloyd plays an aimless New York playboy. He's supposed to be studying at the YMCA but instead, he's dancing at the nightclubs. In frustration, his father sends him to his uncle's ranch in the wild, wild west. In the town of Piute Pass, he is taken with a local gal. Her father is being held prisoner by local thug "Tiger Lip" Tompkins. Tompkins owns half the town and leads the Masked Angels.
This early Hal Roach short has his best act Lloyd doing his every man. It's not quite a nice innocent guy but he's plenty likeable. The plot is simple. It's a weak easterner trying to make it in the tough old west. There are some simple action stunt sequences. It has good slapstick fun. It is a short which limits any complexity. This is a simple physical comedy.
This early Hal Roach short has his best act Lloyd doing his every man. It's not quite a nice innocent guy but he's plenty likeable. The plot is simple. It's a weak easterner trying to make it in the tough old west. There are some simple action stunt sequences. It has good slapstick fun. It is a short which limits any complexity. This is a simple physical comedy.
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- Aug 10, 2018
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- Runtime23 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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