Harold Meadows (Lloyd) is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guide book for other bashful young men, "The Secret of Making Love," chapters from which are portrayed as fantasy sequences. Fate has him meet rich girl, Mary (Ralston), and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.... (Full plot summary below)
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Harold Meadows (Lloyd) is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guide book for other bashful young men, "The Secret of Making Love," chapters from which are portrayed as fantasy sequences. Fate has him meet rich girl, Mary (Ralston), and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt's a modestly entertaining physical comedy with a spectacular classic closing chase scene, and with Lloyd doing all the stunts. |
| User ReviewLaurie LWhat an awesome movie! The race at the end is unforgettably funny and and action-packed. |
| User ReviewBoris KA simple, joyfull and high-quality silent-movie comedy. |
| User ReviewRussell SA slow burn of a movie with a final act that is a raging fire of thrills. Entertaining and heartwarming throughout, definitely one of Lloyds best. |
| User ReviewAntonius BThe premise for this Harold Lloyd vehicle is the oft-used trope of the nice guy who is terribly shy around women, in this case, so much so that he begins stuttering and even trembling. What makes it amusing initially is that he's also an aspiring writer who, of all things, has written a how-to book for other young men called "The Secret of Making Love". The two fantasy sequences he dreams up while writing, for chapters dealing with a woman who is a vampire (vamp) and a flapper, are fantastic, and I wish there could have been more of them. Lloyd is of course cool, confident, and macho in his daydreams, at one point giving the flapper (Judy King) a spanking. In real life he can't even muster the courage to sit down next to a rich young girl who has tried to sneak her dog on a train (Jobyna Ralston). The love story that develops between Lloyd and Ralston is predictable, but sweet. The two of them carry around mementos of their meeting (a box of dog treats for him, and a box of Cracker Jacks for her), pining away for each other. Lloyd endures humiliation in many ways, the most memorable being when an entire office crowd around to laugh over his book, and then mock him mercilessly. These empathy building devices for the 'nice guy' are cliché today, but I found them endearing and interesting, especially since the film is from 1924. There are a few nice gags along the way, but what really makes the film is the madcap journey he takes aboard all manner of vehicles - a car, train, pair of horses, streetcar, motorcycle, etc. towards the end. It's an extended sequence that is brilliant and memorable. |
| User ReviewDavey MCute, fun, and entertaining--even from a modern perspective. |
| User ReviewMark SFunny film. Harold Lloyd's physical comedy is brilliant; not many actors would be able to portray the stuttering of a painfully shy bachelor so well in a silent film. The story also has a surprising amount of depth to it and the lengthy action sequence at the end is great. |
| User ReviewErik GHands down, my favorite Harold Lloyd film. Funny, sweet, and with the most impassioned, crazy chase scenes committed to film. Also, it shows how the presence of sound can be portrayed well despite no sync sound. |
| User ReviewTans DMy second Harold Lloyd film. The first was Safety Last! which happens to be one of my new favorites. Girl Shy was not quite as good as Safety Last, but was still excellent. Lloyd is truly a comedic genius. I cannot believe his films aren't more popular. Girl Shy contains some really funny moments, touching scenes, and a terrific chase scene. That's one of my favorite car chases ever. All in all, a wonderful little film that should be seen by more people. I look forward to watching more of his films. |
| User ReviewMartin Tthis guys like Indiana Jones. Just a goof thats all. Probebly one of first movies about a guy trying to break up a wedding. if not the first. wow almost a 100 years ago this was made... |
