Grandma's Boy (1922 film)

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Grandma's Boy
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Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer
Written by Hal Roach
Sam Taylor
Jean Havez
H.M. Walker
Produced byHal Roach (uncredited)
Starring Harold Lloyd
Production
company
Distributed by Pathe 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]
(video) A short selection from the film.

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]

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Plot

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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) p 942 accessed April 19, 2014
  4. ↑ "Remembering Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius of Silent Comedy". September 12, 2014.


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