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Bumping Into Broadway is a 1919 American silent comedy short film directed by Hal Roach and starring Harold Lloyd. The film is historically significant as the first two-reeler to feature Lloyd's famous "glasses character," a resourceful young man that defined the remainder of his career. In the story, Lloyd plays a playwright who moves to New York City alongside a chorus girl, played by Bebe Daniels, as they attempt to break into the theater industry. It exemplifies the shift in Lloyd's cinematic persona from broad slapstick to more character-driven situational comedy.
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Why is Bumping Into Broadway historically significant?
This 1919 two-reeler is the first two-reel film to feature Harold Lloyd's famous glasses character, the resourceful young everyman. That character went on to define the rest of Lloyd's silent comedy career.
Who directed and starred in Bumping Into Broadway?
It was directed by Hal Roach, Lloyd's longtime producer and collaborator, with Lloyd in the lead. Bebe Daniels, Lloyd's frequent co-star of the late 1910s, plays the female lead.
What is the plot of Bumping Into Broadway?
Lloyd plays a struggling young playwright trying to break into Broadway, while his neighbor, an aspiring chorus girl played by Bebe Daniels, chases her own stage dreams. The two dodge their landlord and various hustlers as their ambitions repeatedly collide with reality.
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