Comedy · United States of America · 1918 · 11m

Beat It

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Director
Gilbert Pratt
Cast
Harold Lloyd as Harry 'Snub' Pollard as Bebe Daniels as Maybelle Ballard as William Blaisdell as James Blyler as
Crew
Walter Lundin — Director of Photography Hal Roach — Producer
Synopsis

Harold Lloyd starred in the successful Lonesome Luke series. However, he soon grew tired of the obvious Charlie Chaplin imitation. In an attempt to reinvent himself, Lloyd donned a pair of horn-rimmed glasses, and thus, a new comedy legend was born. Setting himself against Chaplin, Lloyd's "glasses character" was an everyman, a resourceful go-getter who embodied the ambitious, success-seeking attitude of 1920s America.

Key Collaborators
Gilbert Pratt Director Walter Lundin Director of Photography Hal Roach Producer
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