Girl Shy (1924)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.0/10   

Directors:

Fred C. Newmeyer
Sam Taylor

Escritores:

Thomas J. Gray (titles)
Sam Taylor (story)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

20 abril 1924 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Comedia | Romance | Familia

Plot:

Harold Meadows (Lloyd) is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guide book for other bashful young men...

Plot Keywords:

Stuttering | Fantasy Sequence | Tailor | Horse | Trolley

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Great Slapstick Action Romance

Reparto

Harold Lloyd	...	Harold Meadows, The Poor Boy
Jobyna Ralston	...	Mary Buckingham, The Rich Girl
Richard Daniels	...	Jerry Meadows, The Poor Man
Carlton Griffin	...	Ronald De Vore, The Rich Man

También conocida como:

El Tenorio tímido (Spain) [es]

Duración:

82 min | USA:80 min (Turner library print)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.33 : 1

Sonido:

Silent

Locaciones de Filmación:

Culver City, California, USA

Compañía:

The Harold Lloyd Corporation

Trivialidades:

Many of the exterior shots were filmed on Harold Lloyd's massive estate, GreenAcres, in Beverly Hills.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Harold helps Mary out of the boat, the lilting boat is causing a lot of ripples in the water behind them. In the very next shot, the water has become still again, with none of the wake from before.

Conexiones de Película:

References Flaming Youth (1923)

Great Slapstick Action Romance

I have not seen very many Harold Lloyd movies, but if this film is any indication of his massive talent, I need to remedy that as soon as possible.

Harold is wonderful as Harold Meadows, a man so shy around women that he stutters until a whistle is blown. He is at work on a book about seducing women strangely enough and the imaginary scenes of him using his "techniques" on both a Vampire (Vamp) and a Flapper are early indications that this is going to be a very funny film.

The plot has been more than ably shared already, I will just add a few short observations.

It was a treat to see some of the earliest Our Gang / Little Rascal kids in this movie. In the opening scene in the tailor shop the wild-haired boy getting his pants stitched is Jackie Condon and the cute, chubby boy sitting on the floor is the first Our Gang "Fat Kid" , Joe Cobb. Later during the chase scene as Harold is riding horses, a freckle-faced boy calls out a cheer, this is Mickey Daniels, also of Our Gang fame.

I enjoyed, as everyone seems to of course, the chase/race at the end. It seems that they purposely used every form of land transport known at the time to get Harold to the place he needed to be.

Early product placement? Crackerjack boxes play a major role in this film.



All in all, this was am excellent introduction to Harold Lloyd for me, it makes me want to see more. I recommend it highly!