Regarding the credits.
Interesting that the character of Harold Lloyd is just called, "The Boy."
You will note that the paycheck he opens on his Saturday payday shows his surname plainly: "Lloyd."
They chose not to give The Boy a screen name.
But I suppose you cannot have credits which say, "Harold Lloyd as Harold Lloyd."
Interestingly enough, almost all of Harold Lloyd's films before 1923 called him simply "the Boy" - I think "Safety Last!" was the last one where he didn't have a name (after Safety Last, his last name would change but his first name would always be "Harold", except in "A Cat's Paw"). If you watch any of his short films, he's simply "the Boy" in all of them (unless you go way back to his early stuff).
It wasn't really a trademark of his - I've seen some other early silent comedies by other comedians and their characters are also called "the Boy". Whether this was an "homage" to Lloyd on their part or it was simply standard at the time, I don't know.
___ __ _
"I am very pleased with the proposals that I have put forward," said Thorwaldsson.
Yes, after his early Lonesome Luke films, he always was "the Boy" in his early films. In fact, even in his early romance with co-star Bebe Daniels, their pet names for each other were Boy and Girl. They would sign correspondence between each other that way. He adored her and wanted to marry, but she was not willing to give up her career.
shareAccording to Harold Lloyd The man in the clock biography, it was Harold who didnt' want to marry Bebe. It is been said that even offered Hal Roach $25,000 for the perfect excuse not to marry Mildred Davis. He was already 'trapped' with her and wanted an excuse to get out of the engagement but Hal couldn't come up with one so he married Mildred. Harold was very ambitious and felt he was too young to marry to Bebe, especially at that point in his life.
shareFrequently you can read the lips of the actors and see that they are saying "Harold" in the glass character films. Harold made a point to say that he was always named "Harold" but they never used "Lloyd". He was corrected on this point, this film being cited, and was surprised when it was shown to him. (as per the DVD commentary).
share