H. M. Walker
Harley M. "Beanie" Walker (June 27, 1878 – June 23, 1937) was a member of the Hal Roach movie production company from 1916 until his resignation in 1932. The title cards he wrote for Harold Lloyd, Charley Chase, Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy comedies "have entered legend, both for silent films, and as opening remarks for the earlier talkies." He was also an officer of the Roach Studio corporation. Like many screenwriters of his time, notably Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, Walker came to the screen trade from the freewheeling world of newspaper journalism. He was a sports writer for the Los Angeles Examiner before joining Roach. On Roach's "Lot of Fun", script development usually started with meetings among the gag men, who would develop what was known as an "action script": the outline of the story and a description of the scenes and some of the sight gags, which generally would run three to six legal-size pages. This document would then pass to Walker, the head of the editorial department, which oversaw not only script editing, but film editing as well.
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Among Those Present
Harold Lloyd’s bellhop enjoys posing as a gentleman under cover of clothes dropped off at coat check by the rich clientele. “Gee! If I only had the glad rags. I could act like any of these swells.” He gets his chance when a scoundrel dresses him up as Lord Abernathy to take...Watch Movie -
Grandma's Boy
One of Harold Lloyd’s personal favorites of his films, GRANDMA'S BOY is a beautiful tale of self-discovery with a bounty of comic overtones. Sonny is a self-professed coward who balks at the sight of the town tramp (Dick Sutherland). Armed with a lucky charm given to him by his grandmother (Anna...Watch Movie -
Number, Please?
Arguably one of Harold Lloyd’s best two-reel comedies, NUMBER, PLEASE? takes place at a Los Angeles amusement park. It’s an unusual day: Mildred Davis is with another man, Harold is desperate to find her lost dog and Harold and Roy Brooks vie to take Mildred for a balloon ride. In the midst of...Watch Movie
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Never Weaken
Harold Lloyd's "glasses" character dangles an engagement ring outside the window of the girl next door. When her boss, an osteopathic physician, tells her the business is doomed, Lloyd drums up new customers with some well-engineered pratfalls (notable for the use of real locations). A misguided...Watch Movie -
An Eastern Westerner
Rural comedy abounds in this romp as young upstart Harold (Harold Lloyd) is shipped to his uncle’s ranch out west. There, he meets Mildred (Mildred Davis), assists her in staving off the unwanted affections of rogue Young (Noah Young) and, after a wild altercation with a gang...Watch Movie -
From Hand to Mouth
With its large ensemble cast and elaborate location shooting, FROM HAND TO MOUTH signals Harold Lloyd’s mature phase following innumerable one-reelers. He begins the film on the skids, salting a chicken bone as he eyes a lunch counter. Lured into a kidnapping scheme, Lloyd’s...Watch Movie
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Bumping Into Broadway
Harold Lloyd’s first "glass character" two-reeler, BUMPING INTO BROADWAY stars Lloyd and Bebe Daniels as theatrical hopefuls. He's a playwright; she's a chorus girl. The action is fierce as Harold attempts to save Bebe from a wicked society chap and gets into lots of trouble...Watch Movie -
Smithy
More complex than many of the other shorts Stan Laurel made before partnering with Oliver Hardy, SMITHY concerns a recently discharged infantryman. Laurel’s veteran finds a job at a construction site, a setting full of slapstick opportunities. To the misfortune of the workers below, the foreman...Watch Movie
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High and Dizzy
Harold Lloyd's "glasses" character starts HIGH AND DIZZY as a doctor sidetracked from curing his sleepwalking patient when he samples a few bottles too many of his friend's moonshine. Made in the first year of Prohibition, this acrobatic slapstick classic sends the two inebriated pals through a...Watch Movie -
Get 'em Young
Stan Laurel stars in this slapstick comedy of bigamy and cross-dressing. A gentleman needs to prove that he is married to collect a million dollar inheritance but his real wife isn’t available. “Since you don’t want a woman, marry a man. A man disguised as a woman, of course.” Laurel plays the...Watch Movie -
His Royal Slyness
A special opportunity to see the Lloyd brothers, Harold and Gaylord, work together. Harold, a book agent, bears an uncanny resemblance to the Prince of Razzamatazz (Gaylord). The two switch places and Harold travels to Thermosa where he falls in love with a princess (Mildred...Watch Movie
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The Non-Stop Kid
Harold Lloyd's "glasses" character bests the town's eligible bachelors for his sweetheart's affections but the girl's father has designs on Professor Noodle for a husband. Lloyd tricks the family into thinking he's the scholarly sort (at least until the real Noodle walks...Watch Movie -
Two Gun Gussie
When Sheriff Whooping-Cough Charlie mistakes Harold Lloyd's hapless piano player for a gunslinger, Lloyd learns that being a tough dude is all an act. That is, until he runs into the real thing at the bar! The place goes to pieces, but there's time for a kiss before this wild one-reeler is through.Watch Movie

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