Grandma's Boy (1922 film)

Grandma's Boy
Directed byFred C. Newmeyer
Written byHal Roach
Sam Taylor
Jean Havez
H.M. Walker
Produced byHal Roach (uncredited)
StarringHarold Lloyd
Production
company
Distributed byPathe Film Exchange original release, Associated Exhibitors Encore Presentation
Release date
  • September 3, 1922 (1922-09-03)[1]: 9 
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$94,412[2]
Box office$1.1 million (US/Canada)[3]

Grandma's Boy is a 1922 family comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. The film was highly influential, helping to pioneer feature-length comedies which combined gags with character development. This film was an immensely popular, commercially successful film in its time.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sherwood was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Vance, Jeffrey and Suzanne Lloyd. "Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian" New York: Harry N Abrams. p.81.
  3. ^ Quigley Publishing Company "The All Time Best Sellers," International Motion Picture Almanac 1937-38 (1938).
  4. ^ "Remembering Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius of Silent Comedy". September 12, 2014.