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Girl Shy

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NR,1hr 22min
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January 1, 1924
Synopsis: In this riotous silent comedy, hilarious bespectacled "everyman" Harold Lloyd plays an introverted, speech-impaired, awkward tailor's assistant who secretly writes a book, The Secrets of Making Love and decides to leave his small-town home to get it published in the big city. While aboard the train, he helps a lovely girl smuggle her doggy past a conductor. Afterward, romantic sparks fly between the shy guy and the gal. Their blossoming love is nearly nipped in the bud when Harold's manuscript gets ... Full Synopsis
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This Harold Lloyd comedy is really two films in one, with the chase during the last couple of reels overwhelming the sweet storyline which gives it life. While Lloyd's characters often start off as timid and bashful, there is none more backward than Harold Meadows, the stuttering young tailor's assistant who can't even hold a coherent conversation with a girl, much less woo one. Improbably, Harold ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Harold Meadows the Poor Boy
Mary Buckingham the Rich Girl
Jerry Meadows the Poor Man
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