Harold Lloyd (as Harold Bledsoe) is a botany student who travels to San Francisco, where he is called upon to help extinguish Chinatown crime; it is hoped Mr. Lloyd will follow in his police chief father's footsteps. Beautiful Barbara Kent is also making the trip; she wants to get her lame brother an operation, from a San Franciscan doctor.
Obviously, filmed both as a "silent' and as a "talkie" - sometimes, the dialog adds absolutely nothing to the on screen events; and, other times, talking is the only thing happening. The silent portions with dubbed talking work better if you just ignore the sound; in the strictly talking segments, Lloyd lacks the deftness of his better work. The physical humor looks more painful than funny. A questionable depiction of race grows with the long running time. If you aren't already a Harold Lloyd fan, this film probably won't make you one.
** Welcome Danger (1929) Clyde Bruckman, Malcolm St. Clair ~ Harold Lloyd, Barbara Kent
Obviously, filmed both as a "silent' and as a "talkie" - sometimes, the dialog adds absolutely nothing to the on screen events; and, other times, talking is the only thing happening. The silent portions with dubbed talking work better if you just ignore the sound; in the strictly talking segments, Lloyd lacks the deftness of his better work. The physical humor looks more painful than funny. A questionable depiction of race grows with the long running time. If you aren't already a Harold Lloyd fan, this film probably won't make you one.
** Welcome Danger (1929) Clyde Bruckman, Malcolm St. Clair ~ Harold Lloyd, Barbara Kent