“Bumping into Broadway” starring Harold Lloyd / Z-View
Bumping Into Broadway (1919)
Director: Hal Roach
Screenplay: Hal Roach, Harold Lloyd; titles by H.M. Walker
Stars: Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, ‘Snub’ Pollard.
Tagline: Two thousand feet of girls and giggles with a kick like moonshine.
The Plot…
A “girl” dreams of being an actress. The “boy” in the room next door dreams of being a playwright. Neither have found success. When the boy learns that the girl is going to be evicted for not paying her rent, he gives her the last of his money. All he has to do now is avoid his tough landlady and her big bouncer until he can raise the cash for his rent.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Bumping into Broadway is the final film made/released before the accident that cost Harold Lloyd is right thumb and forefinger. During a photo shoot a prop bomb exploded causing Lloyd’s injury. In his future films Lloyd wore a glove or keep his right hand hidden.
Bumping into Broadway is the first two-reel film that featured Lloyd’s “glasses” character.
Bumping Into Broadway (1919) rates 4 of 5 stars.
I love all these posts about Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chase! I’m making a list of everything you post and then find the link to the shows on YouTube so I can watch them eventually. So far I haven’t watched a single one! But I’ve got quite a list! I am betting they are all excellent; like the Three Stooges; there is so much more in most of their shorts than you imagine.
Awesome. I enjoy seeing silent films as much for the story as a glimpse of life 100 years ago. Thanks for letting me know your plans. After you watch them, let us know your thoughts!