Series: Harold Lloyd Director: Hal Roach Producer: Hal Roach Titles: H.M. Walker Photography: Walter Lundin Editor: Stars: Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Snub Pollard Company: Pathé Exchange Released: 04 May 1919 Length: 1 reel Production No.: L-58 Filming dates: September 30 - October 4, 1918 Rating: 3/10

Young Mr. Jazz

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The film begins with the girl (BEBE DANIELS) walking along the beach with her father (BUD JAMISON). When the father walks off momentarily, Harold is seen standing right behind him (you will be rewinding the film to see it again to see if you could see him all along!) There is an altercation where the father knocks Harold on his ass in the sand. Harold finds a pipe which he uses as a periscope to make his way to Bebe from under the sand. He tells her to meet him later so they can go dancing together. The two arrive at the Bowery Cafe where a fight among the locals is already in full swing. The father arrives and finds his daughter in the arms of Harold, who calls for security and has the father thrown out. The father enlists the help of a passing cop to help 'rescue' his daughter and so the two go inside the Cafe. Harold grabs Bebe and creates a chain reaction with the other patrons by starting to dance. The father gets seduced by a patron (MARIE MOSQUINI) who is there simply to rob him. A dancing act called the Apple Sisters is introduced and they perform a short dance routine. Harold orders two beers but is unable to pay when he discovers he has been robbed. The couple continue dancing in order to try and pull some time but eventually Marie has to ask her dad to pay the bill, and that's after she catches him flirting with the other woman. The cronies in the cafe sling a rope around the father as they attempt to rob him but Harold comes to his rescue (he flies into the open doorway!) The guys all start fighting each other, and the girls start fight among themselves as well. Soon Harold joins in and it becomes a complete brawl with all the patrons - men and women all in the mix together. Harold jumps behind the bar and begins launching beer bottles at everybody until there's nobody left standing. He then walks outside with his girl and her father victorious.

Favourite bit Harold climbs up onto the piano before launching himself into the fighting men!

Trivia • Copyrighted February 27, 1919. • Reissued December 10, 1922. • In the opening scene with Bebe Daniels walking on the beach with Bud Jamison, a pier in the background has a large sign on top of one of the building which says "DANCING". • That is a decent show of strength from Noah Young when he picks up the heavy Bud Jamison and carries him up a flight of steps before dumping him into the street! My opinion • It just baffles me how many actors you can justify being in a 10-minute film when it comes to Harold Lloyd. This is your typical Lloyd film: he loves Bebe Daniels, Bebe Daniels uses every chance she gets to look directly at the camera (she ain't shy about revealing a bit of cleavage here either by the way), a load of supporting characters who fill the screen and an ending that is always predictable. There - that is your basic formula for a Harold Lloyd film. Same thing over and over again.

	Harold Lloyd Harold
	Bebe Daniels The girl
	Snub Pollard Snub
	Bud Jamison The girl's father
	Dee Lampton Apple Sisters dancer
	Emmylou Wallace Apple Sisters dancer
	Sammy Brooks Bowery Cafe patron
	Marie Mosquini Bowery Cafe patron
	Noah Young Bowery Cafe waiter/bouncer
	James Parrott Bowery Cafe patron
	Hazel Powell Bowery Cafe patron
	Margaret Joslin Bowery Cafe patron
	Estelle Harrison Bowery Cafe patron
	Dorothea Wolbert Bowery Cafe patron
	William Peterson Bowery Cafe patron
	Catherine Surtees Bowery Cafe patron
	Billy Fay Bowery Cafe patron
	Lew Harvey Bowery Cafe patron
	Fred C. Newmeyer Bowery Cafe patron
	Belle Mitchell Bowery Cafe patron
	Wallace Howe Bowery Cafe patron
	Mildred Forbes [?]
	Rose Gold [?]
	Yvonne Reichman [?]
	Norm Waldrop [?]
	Joy Gordan [?]
	UNIDENTIFIED Policeman/ Bowery Cafe patron
	UNIDENTIFIED Bowery Cafe patron #1

RISQUE (click any image to enlarge)

Acknowledgements: The Harold Lloyd Encyclopedia by Annette D'Agostino Lloyd (book) Jesse Brisson (identification of James Parrott, Hazel Powell, Catherine Surtees, William Peterson, Billy Fay, Lew Harvey, Fred Newmeyer, Emmylou Wallace, Belle Mitchell, Wallace Howe) This page was last updated on: 14 May 2026