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Grandma's Boy (1922 film)

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Grandma's Boy
Directed byFred C. Newmeyer
Written byHal Roach
Sam Taylor
Jean Havez
H.M. Walker
Produced byHal Roach (uncredited)
StarringHarold Lloyd
Production
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Distributed byPathe Film Exchange original release, Associated Exhibitors Encore Presentation
Release date
  • September 3, 1922 (1922-09-03)[1]: 9 
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$94,412[2]
Box office$1.1 million (US/Canada)[3]

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.[4]

Plot

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Sherwood, Robert. E. (1923). The Best Moving Pictures of 1922-1923. Boston: Maynard Small.
  2. ^ Vance, Jeffrey and Suzanne Lloyd. "Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian" New York: Harry N Abrams. p.81.
  3. ^ Quigley Publishing Company "The All Time Best Sellers," International Motion Picture Almanac 1937-38 (1938).
  4. ^ "Remembering Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius of Silent Comedy". September 12, 2014.
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