| ~For Heaven's Sake~ 1926 |
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| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
J. Harold Manners (The Uptown Boy - Harold Lloyd), a debonair young millionaire in search of a
downtown restaurant, passes an evangelist's coffee stand and accidentally starts a fire; Harold
contributes a thousand dollars for damages, which the evangelist uses to open a mission named for
the donor. Coming to protest this honor, Harold meets Hope (Jobyna Ralston), the evangelist's
daughter, and offers to help her bring in the poolroom toughs and gangsters. He draws them into a
chase, and with the aid of the police, he retrieves the property they have stolen. Harold's club
friends abduct him to prevent his marriage to Hope, but his slum cronies come to the club and
rescue him. The race back to the mission turns into a melee of trials and tribulations for Harold as
his inebriated friends wreak havoc; and at the mission Hope and Harold are married amidst the
cheers of the converts.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
downtown restaurant, passes an evangelist's coffee stand and accidentally starts a fire; Harold
contributes a thousand dollars for damages, which the evangelist uses to open a mission named for
the donor. Coming to protest this honor, Harold meets Hope (Jobyna Ralston), the evangelist's
daughter, and offers to help her bring in the poolroom toughs and gangsters. He draws them into a
chase, and with the aid of the police, he retrieves the property they have stolen. Harold's club
friends abduct him to prevent his marriage to Hope, but his slum cronies come to the club and
rescue him. The race back to the mission turns into a melee of trials and tribulations for Harold as
his inebriated friends wreak havoc; and at the mission Hope and Harold are married amidst the
cheers of the converts.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: Sam Taylor Written by: Clyde Bruckman John Grey - writer Ralph Spence - titles Ted Wilde - writer |
| ~Cast~ Harold Lloyd ... The Uptown Boy Jobyna Ralston ... The Downtown Girl - Hope Noah Young ... The Roughneck Jim Mason ... The Gangster (as James Mason) Paul Weigel ... The Optimist Richard Daniels ... Bum (uncredited) Robert Dudley ... Harold's secretary (uncredited) Francis Gaspart ... Man (uncredited) Jack Herrick ... Mug in straw hat (uncredited) Earl Mohan ... Bum (uncredited) Blanche Payson ... Lady on the street (uncredited) Constantine Romanoff ... Mug (uncredited) Dick Rush ... Cop (uncredited) Oscar Smith ... James, Manners' chauffeur (uncredited) Charles Sullivan ... Boxer in Pool Hall (uncredited) Leo Willis ... Mug who gets kicked (uncredited) |
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: The Harold Lloyd Corporation Distribution Company: Paramount Pictures Producer: Harold Lloyd Cinematography by: Walter Lundin Film Editing by: Allen McNeil Art Direction by: Liell K. Vedder Production Manager: John L. Murphy Assistant Director: Robert A. Golden Photography Assistant: Henry N. Kohler General Manager: William R. Fraser (as WM. R. Fraser) Technical Director: William MacDonald (as WM. MacDonald) Length: 6 Reels Runtime: 60 Minutes (original print) Released: April 5, 1926 |
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