| Release Date: | Oct 1921 |
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| Genres: | Short / Comedy / Thriller |
| Runtime: | 19 min |
| Cast: | Harold Lloyd (The Boy), Mildred Davis (The Girl), Roy Brooks (The Other Man) Mark Jones (The Acrobat) Charles Stevenson (The Police Force) William Gillespie (The Doctor (uncredited)) Helen Gilmore ((uncredited)) Wallace Howe ((uncredited)) Gaylord Lloyd ((uncredited)) Robert Emmett O'Connor ((uncredited)) George Rowe (Cross-eyed henpecked hubby (uncredited)) Molly Thompson ((uncredited)) Tiny Ward ((uncredited)) Joseph White ((uncredited)) Vera White ((uncredited)) |
Our hero (Lloyd) is infatuated with a girl in the next office. In order to drum up business for her boss, an osteopath, he gets an actor friend to pretend injuries that the doctor "cures", thereby building a reputation. When he hears that his girl is marrying another, he decides to commit suicide and spends the bulk of the film in thrilling, failed attempts.