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His Only Father (1919)

His Only Father poster
Directed by
Hal Roach
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
10 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man tries to impress someone by pretending to have a wealthy father. This short comedy from 1919 features Harold Lloyd in a one-reel silent film.

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What happens

His Only Father is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by Hal Roach and Frank Terry, and starring Harold Lloyd. This was the last one-reel short Lloyd worked on before going on to two reelers with his next film, Bumping into Broadway. This film is believed to be lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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