Harold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels just got married. However, they seemed to have picked a lousy cruise ship for their honeymoon, as the ship's crew think Harold is working for them and force him to be a stoker down in the boiler room. He's totally inept when it comes to shoveling coal but no matter what he tries to do to convince him they've made a mistake, the more the crew chief slaps him around and tells him to get back to work! Eventually, however, he's able to escape and after some dramatics, he's reunited with his sweetie.
This is one of the early Harold Lloyd films where he has adopted the spectacles as a trademark. While not exactly the same lovable character he was in the 1920s, this persona clearly is being established here. Just a couple more years and Lloyd would become one of the biggest comedy stars in the world.
By the way, usually I don't comment on another review, but I was flummoxed by one that said "Silent films just did not stand the test of time" and indicated this film was made watchable by having a recently added audio commentary. I beg to differ and assume this reviewer has seen very, very few silents--let alone Harold Lloyd films--which are often timeless classics. It would be as if I said "French films stink" or "all action films are dumb" or "Warner Brothers Studios never made a decent film"--all ridiculous generalizations.
This is one of the early Harold Lloyd films where he has adopted the spectacles as a trademark. While not exactly the same lovable character he was in the 1920s, this persona clearly is being established here. Just a couple more years and Lloyd would become one of the biggest comedy stars in the world.
By the way, usually I don't comment on another review, but I was flummoxed by one that said "Silent films just did not stand the test of time" and indicated this film was made watchable by having a recently added audio commentary. I beg to differ and assume this reviewer has seen very, very few silents--let alone Harold Lloyd films--which are often timeless classics. It would be as if I said "French films stink" or "all action films are dumb" or "Warner Brothers Studios never made a decent film"--all ridiculous generalizations.
