Bashful
About Bashful
Harold, a shy bachelor with money, is at a party given by the girl. A telegram says he will inherit from a dead aunt if he is married and has a baby. She agrees to pose as his wife when his uncle comes to inspect the house. His valet fills a room with toddlers, one of them a Black infant, to play the child. The uncle sees the crowd. Harold says they have been married two years. The uncle hands over the check and says he will need it.
Cast & crew
More about Bashful
Alfred J. Goulding directed. H. M. Walker wrote it. Hal Roach produced it. Walter Lundin photographed it. Pathé Exchange released it on December 23, 1917. Wikipedia gives 10 minutes, one reel. Harold Lloyd plays Harold. Bebe Daniels plays the girl. Snub Pollard plays the valet. William Blaisdell plays Uncle Bill. A copy is at the Museum of Modern Art.
Themes
Making
Goulding fills one room with toddlers so the uncle can see a family that cannot be two years old.
Look
Walter Lundin shot the party and the room of toddlers.
Preservation
A copy is at the Museum of Modern Art.
Notes
- The condition is a wife and a baby, not a wife alone.
- The uncle is not suspicious of the number of children.
- Bud Jamison is billed.
- MoMA holds a copy.
Scenes
- The telegram sets the terms: a wife and a baby.
- The uncle looks at the toddlers and writes the check.
