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Grandma's Boy

192260 minUnited States
Comedy
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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs
60:55
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Synopsis

A timid young man cannot stand up to a rival or declare his feelings to the woman he loves. His grandmother gives him a keepsake that she says once supplied his grandfather with extraordinary courage. Belief in its power leads him to confront dangers he has always avoided, including a criminal threatening the town.

Cast

DirectorsFred C. Newmeyer

Historical context

The comedy makes confidence a developing character trait rather than simply a reason for isolated gags. Harold Lloyd's hesitant hero discovers the practical consequences of believing he can act, with his grandmother guiding the change through family storytelling.

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