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Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy
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
Release date	September 3, 1922
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 immensely popular, commercially successful film in its time.^[4]

(video) A short selection from the film.

Plot edit

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 edit

Harold Lloyd - Grandma's Boy^[1]^: 9 / Grandfather
Mildred Davis - His Girl^[1]^: 9
Anna Townsend - Grandma^[1]^: 9
Noah Young - The Sheriff^[1]^: 9
Dick Sutherland - The Rolling Stone^[1]^: 9
Charles Stevenson - His Rival/The Union General^[1]^: 9

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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) p 942 accessed April 19, 2014
^ "Remembering Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius of Silent Comedy". September 12, 2014.