Back to the collection

OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1166

Welcome Danger

1929115 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 112:55
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Clyde Bruckman and Malcolm St. Clair · Public domain

Synopsis

Botany student Harold is summoned to San Francisco in the hope that he has inherited his police-captain father's investigative skills. His enthusiasm for fingerprints unsettles the station before he is sent after a mysterious Chinatown crime leader. A young woman and her brother connect his accidental adventures to the case.

Cast

Harold Lloyd

Barbara Kent

DirectorsClyde Bruckman Malcolm St. Clair

Behind the scenes

Harold Lloyd's first talking feature was made in both silent and sound versions. Its Chinatown mystery uses racial stereotypes common in the period's American crime comedies.

Sources and availability

General references identify the work and its copy. A reference beside an editorial section is linked to the claims checked in that section.

Wikipedia — film reference Wikidata — film identity and credits

Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

The public-domain references concern the original films in the United States. Rights can differ for other countries, editions, restorations, music or translations. Sources are listed on each film page.

Availability checked on September 15, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Harold Lloyd — Daniel Blum · Public domain
Barbara Kent — Photoplay magazine; http://www.silentladies.com/PhtplayKL.html · Public domain

Audience rating

Loading ratings…