Ask Father
7 /10 1 Votes
Genre Comedy, Short Music director Robert A. Israel Duration | 7/10 IMDb Director Hal Roach Screenplay H. M. Walker Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Silent
English intertitles Release date February 9, 1919 (1919-02-09) Cast Harold Lloyd (The Boy), Bebe Daniels (Switchboard operator), 'Snub' Pollard (The Corn-Fed Secretary), Wallace Howe (The Boss), Bud Jamison (Guardian at the door), Noah Young (Large office worker)Similar movies Pacific Rim , Feast , Paperman , The Artist , Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers , For the Birds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ask Father is a short, 13-minute, slapstick-style comedy made by Harold Lloyd in 1919 before he got into his classic full-length feature films. Aside from Lloyd, it features Bebe Daniels, a charming and spunky actress who appeared in dozens of films in the 1910s.
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Plot
Lloyd is a serious young middle-class guy on the make, who wants to marry the boss’ daughter. The problem is getting in to see the boss so that he can ask for her hand in marriage; the office is guarded by a bunch of comic, clumsy flunkies who throw everyone out who tries to get in. When Lloyd gets into the boss’ office, the latter uses trap doors and conveyor belts to expel him; Lloyd then goes to the costume company next door, tries to get in wearing drag (no success), and then in medieval armor – that works, since he bangs everyone over the head with his club, but then he finds out that the daughter has eloped with another suitor. Lloyd decides to be sensible and he settles for the cute switchboard operator (Daniels) instead. The film includes a brief wall climbing sequence. Light-hearted, short, fast-paced.
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