Lloyd appears as his glasses character in the ten minute film. The plot involves a flirting photographer (William Gillespie) who makes a move on client Bebe Daniels. Bebe's response is to call her husband, who immediately heads off to the photographer's studio in a jealous rage. Meanwhile in a nearby store, grocery clerk Harold is being chased by a group of cops after trying to cheat a customer. His flight, no surprise, takes him to the photography studio, where the very frightened photographer offers him the opportunity to take his place, in hopes that Bebe's jealous husband takes out his anger on the wrong man. At this point in the film, the action get chaotic (or should that be more chaotic), as Harold tries his hand behind the camera, with the expected slapstick results, and the husband shows up ready to kill.
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| Lloyd and Snub Pollard in front of the Evans Studio |
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| Snub stands by as a group of women head into the studio. Probably not an uncommon sight! |
When I first heard about this film, I was curious to see if the photographer might have been modeled after Evans. Although one could imagine that someone who was becoming known for his photographs of young ladies in bathing suits might get a reputation for flirtatious behavior, it's more than likely that the plot of the film was already set before the location was chosen. It's also likely that Evans offered the use of his studio for the chance at some free publicity for the barely year-old business.
One bit of irony: Evans seems to have never photographed Harold Lloyd.
