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Girl Shy
Girl Shy

Girl Shy

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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.

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Budget

$400000

Revenue

$1550000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

6.97/10

Release Date

20 April 1924

Country

United States of America

Cast

Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

Harold Meadows

Jobyna Ralston

Jobyna Ralston

Mary Buckingham

Richard Daniels

Richard Daniels

Jeremiah 'Jerry' Meadows

Carlton Griffin

Carlton Griffin

Ronald De Vore

Nola Luxford

Nola Luxford

Vamp (uncredited)

Judy King

Judy King

Flapper (uncredited)

Ethel Broadhurst

Ethel Broadhurst

Publisher Woman (uncredited)

Sammy Brooks

Sammy Brooks

Short Train Passenger (uncredited)

Billy Butts

Billy Butts

Little Boy (uncredited)

Joe Cobb

Joe Cobb

Boy in Tailor Shop (uncredited)

Jackie Condon

Jackie Condon

Boy Having Pants Sewn (uncredited)

Mickey Daniels

Mickey Daniels

Newsboy (uncredited)

Andy De Villa

Andy De Villa

Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Dorothy Dorr

Dorothy Dorr

Girl with the Curls (uncredited)

Betsy Ann Hisle

Betsy Ann Hisle

Little Girl (uncredited)

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