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Blase eastern boy is shipped off to a ranch in the 'wild west ' by his father.Blase eastern boy is shipped off to a ranch in the 'wild west ' by his father.Blase eastern boy is shipped off to a ranch in the 'wild west ' by his father.
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- 1 nomination
Roy Brooks
- Shimmie Dancer
- (uncredited)
Sammy Brooks
- Small Role
- (uncredited)
Ben Corbett
- Rope Twirler
- (uncredited)
William Gillespie
- Dance Hall Manager
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaShortly before this film was made, Harold Lloyd was involved in an accident where a "prop" bomb exploded as he held it in his hand. Lloyd lost his thumb and index finger on his right hand in the explosion. The Goldwyn family had a flesh-colored prosthetic glove made for him so that he could continue his movie work. In many scenes in this movie, you will note that Lloyd's right hand is deliberately not being used. Furthermore, with some of the stunts Lloyd performs, it's difficult to tell that he is handicapped at all.
- GoofsAt 23:45 into the movie, The Boy is being chased by the Masked Angels. For a couple of minutes, his hat disappears and then reappears on his head.
- Quotes
intertitle: The Time: Several thousand cocktails before the Prohibition Hour.
- ConnectionsFeatured in American Masters: Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)
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Cutting Them Off At Piute Pass
A great example of the comedy of Harold Lloyd is to be found in this short subject, An Eastern Westerner. After getting in trouble once too often, Harold's dad sends him out west where men are men and Harold will profit by their example.
Unlike most tenderfeet our west films, Harold never drops his eastern garb and stays true to himself. Of course immediately upon arriving in Piute Pass he makes an enemy of the town boss, Noah Young, a silent screen villain in the best Snidely Whiplash tradition. As is stated in the title, he owns half the town and bullies the rest with his hired men.
He's even got sweet and innocent Mildred Davis who eventually became Mrs. Harold Lloyd in real life under his thumb. He's going to marry her and she is agreeing because Young is holding her father prisoner.
All that changes with Harold on the scene. He maybe an eastern dude, but street smarts are street smarts on a western or eastern street. I think you can figure where this is going.
An Eastern Westerner is a great example of Harold Lloyd's everyman character who rises to the occasion in all of his films.
Unlike most tenderfeet our west films, Harold never drops his eastern garb and stays true to himself. Of course immediately upon arriving in Piute Pass he makes an enemy of the town boss, Noah Young, a silent screen villain in the best Snidely Whiplash tradition. As is stated in the title, he owns half the town and bullies the rest with his hired men.
He's even got sweet and innocent Mildred Davis who eventually became Mrs. Harold Lloyd in real life under his thumb. He's going to marry her and she is agreeing because Young is holding her father prisoner.
All that changes with Harold on the scene. He maybe an eastern dude, but street smarts are street smarts on a western or eastern street. I think you can figure where this is going.
An Eastern Westerner is a great example of Harold Lloyd's everyman character who rises to the occasion in all of his films.
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- Mar 9, 2009
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- Runtime23 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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