Two of the most interesting and absolutely must-see Harold Lloyd shorts produced by Hal Roach include the Roach-directed "Ask Father" (1918). This really is a short (13 minutes) short, but it is also a highly amusing one in which Lloyd and company try out many delightful variations on the simple scenario of an importunate suitor trying his best to enter a really plush, seething with riches office, in order to ask the resident magnate for permission to marry his beautiful daughter.
Hal Roach also had a hand in "From Hand to Mouth" (1919), Lloyd's first encounter with his often-utilized heroine, Mildred Davis. This entry turns out to be an elaborate and expensive outing that comes to a really great action climax.
Justly hailed by contemporary critics as "the comedian's most hilarious film to date", "From Hand to Mouth" still appears to have the same decidedly comical effect on today's more demanding audiences.
Hal Roach also had a hand in "From Hand to Mouth" (1919), Lloyd's first encounter with his often-utilized heroine, Mildred Davis. This entry turns out to be an elaborate and expensive outing that comes to a really great action climax.
Justly hailed by contemporary critics as "the comedian's most hilarious film to date", "From Hand to Mouth" still appears to have the same decidedly comical effect on today's more demanding audiences.