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A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his home town.A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his home town.A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his home town.
- Awards
- 1 win
Jack Morgan
- Little Boy with Grandma
- (scenes deleted)
Roy Brooks
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Sammy Brooks
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Jack Edwards
- Grandma's Boy as a Baby
- (uncredited)
William Gillespie
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- …
John Hatton
- Schoolboy Bully #1
- (uncredited)
Wally Howe
- The Girl's Father
- (uncredited)
- …
Mark Jones
- Old Hag with Talisman
- (uncredited)
James T. Kelley
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Gus Leonard
- Farmer
- (uncredited)
Gaylord Lloyd
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
George Rowe
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOriginally intended as a serious movie, this film was altered by Harold Lloyd into a comedy by adding the gag scenes later on.
- GoofsGrandma's boy puts six mothballs in the chocolate box. His girl gives him one from the box, but when his rival later picks up two, there are seven mothballs in the box instead of five.
- Quotes
Title Card: .The place. BLOSSOM BEND: One of those slow towns where the Tuesday morning Express arrives Wednesday afternoon. If Monday's train gets out of the way.
- ConnectionsFeatured in American Masters: Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)
- SoundtracksYou Are the Ideal of My Dreams
(1910) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Herbert Ingraham
Sheet music shown before The Girl plays it on piano
Featured review
A little courage goes a long way
Given the right words of encouragement by his grandmother, a milquetoast lad gradually finds the courage to stand up to his longtime rival in this early career Harold Lloyd comedy. The plot is a bit more complicated than just that as there is an accused murderer in town too who Lloyd also finds the courage to pursue, but given the brief one-hour running time, the film works fine with is rather simple story. Highlights include Lloyd and his rival inadvertently holding hands - after reaching behind a lady sitting between them - and the pair both accidentally chewing mothballs in a chocolate box and having to keep their disgust out of sight of the woman. There is also a great bit in which Lloyd's finger gets caught in a jar and the look-alike used for Lloyd as a young boy has an uncanny resemblance. The structure of the film is a little awkward with an extended flashback involving Lloyd's grandfather subtracting from the immediacy of the action, but the film concludes on a high note with innovative tracking shots and lots of great sight gags in the final quarter. If not as funny as 'Speedy' or as imaginative as 'Safety Last!', this is still an amusing earlier effort with Lloyd very much in his element.
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- Budget
- $94,412 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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