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Harold is introduced as “The Boy—Idle heir to twenty millions—And a nerve that would blunt the edge on forked lightning.” At the country club, he gets the attention of a popular girl (Mildred Davis) by saying, “It’s too hot to play croquet; let’s get married.” When she tells Harold he must first ask her father, the father tells Harold that he will not allow her to marry him until he makes something of himself; so Harold joins the navy in order to impress the girl and her father. Stationed in the fictitious kingdom of Khairpura-Bhandanna, he rescues Davis (whose yacht has also arrived there) from the villainous maharajah (Dick Sutherland) and his army of sword-wielding warriors in the film’s frantic climax. Safely back aboard their respective ship and yacht, Harold proposes to his girl using semaphore, and she accepts. Originally intended as a two-reel comedy short, A Sailor-Made Man proved popular in previews in a four-reel rough cut and became Lloyd’s unintentional first feature-length film.
Original Release
12/25/1921
US Release
12/25/1921
Cast
Name | Character |
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Harold Lloyd | The Boy |
Noah Young | The Rowdy Element |
Dick Sutherland | Maharajah of Khairpura-Bhandanna |
William Gillespie | Naval Officer in Dream Sequence |
Fred Guiol | Enlistee |
Wally Howe | Doctor |
Gus Leonard | Lawyer |
Augustina López | Cigar smoking woman at bazaar |
Jobyna Ralston | Bit Part |
Sybil Seely | Harem Girl |
Directors
Writers
Hal Roach, Sam Taylor, Jean C. Havez, H.M. Walker
Cast
Name | Character |
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Harold Lloyd | The Boy |
Noah Young | The Rowdy Element |
Dick Sutherland | Maharajah of Khairpura-Bhandanna |
William Gillespie | Naval Officer in Dream Sequence |
Fred Guiol | Enlistee |
Wally Howe | Doctor |
Gus Leonard | Lawyer |
Augustina López | Cigar smoking woman at bazaar |
Jobyna Ralston | Bit Part |
Sybil Seely | Harem Girl |
Charles Stevenson | Recruiting Officer |
Leo Willis | Recruiting Officer |
Miklós Ómolnár | The Girl |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hal Roach | Producer |
Jeffrey Vance | Producer |