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Girl Shy is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Sam Taylor released in USA on 20 april 1924 with Harold Lloyd

Girl Shy (1924)

Girl Shy
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Released in USA 20 april 1924
Length 1h22
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Romantic comedy,    Action,    Romance
Rating76% 3.8402953.8402953.8402953.8402953.840295

Girl Shy is a 1924 romantic comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston. The movie was written by Sam Taylor, Tim Whelan and Ted Wilde and was directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Taylor.

Synopsis

Harold Meadows (Lloyd) is a tailor's apprentice for his uncle in Little Bend, California. He is so shy around women that he can barely speak to them (to stop his stuttering, his uncle has to blow a whistle). Despite this, Harold writes a "how to" book for young men entitled "The Secret of Making Love", detailing how to woo different types of young women, such as "the vampire" and "the flapper" (in scenes that parodied two other popular films of the time, Trifling Women and Flaming Youth), and takes a train to see a publisher in Los Angeles.

Actors

Harold Lloyd

(Harold Meadows)
Jobyna Ralston

(Mary Buckingham)
Earl Mohan

(Sleeping Trolley Rider (uncredited))
Nola Luxford

(la femme de l'homme riche)
William Orlamond

(Thornsby's Assistant (uncredited))
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