Girl Shy

Apr 20, 1924

1h 20m

★ 7.0

Overview

Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young men. Fate has him meet rich girl Mary, and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

The Harold Lloyd Corporation

Girl Shy Trailers

Cast

Harold Meadows

Harold Lloyd

Mary Buckingham

Jobyna Ralston

Jeremiah 'Jerry' Meadows

Richard Daniels

Ronald De Vore

Carlton Griffin

Vamp (uncredited)

Nola Luxford

Flapper (uncredited)

Judy King

Publisher Woman (uncredited)

Ethel Broadhurst

Short Train Passenger (uncredited)

Sammy Brooks

Little Boy (uncredited)

Billy Butts

Boy in Tailor Shop (uncredited)

Joe Cobb

Boy Having Pants Sewn (uncredited)

Jackie Condon

Newsboy (uncredited)

Mickey Daniels

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