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Over the Fence (1917)

Over the Fence poster
Directed by
J. Farrell MacDonald, Harold Lloyd
Genre
short film, comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
5 min
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man tries to impress his girlfriend by showing off his athletic skills. He gets into trouble while playing baseball and then faces a series of mishaps involving fences and a angry neighbor.

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What happens

Over the Fence is a 1917 American short comedy film directed by and starring Harold Lloyd. The film is notable as the debut of Lloyd's "Glasses" or "Boy" character. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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