Back to the Woods is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It was produced by Goldwyn Pictures when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th century.[1][2][3] A print of the film survives in the Archiva Nationala de Filme film archive.[4]
| Back to the Woods | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Hal Roach |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Harold Lloyd |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
edit- Harold Lloyd as A Millionaire
- Snub Pollard as His Valet
- Bebe Daniels as Jeanne, Belle o' the Woods
- Arthur Housman
- Bud Jamison
Plot
editHarold and Snub are self-proclaimed big-game hunters who stop at a remote outpost. They hire two native guides to lead them into the woods, but the guides run in terror when they see a rather tame bear in the distance. Harold is annoyed that he cannot find any bears to hunt—unaware that two timid bears are closely following him. Meanwhile Snub encounters an equally tame wildcat who eats his picnic lunch. Snub sprints away. Back at the outpost, Harold twice rescues Jeanne—once from the clutches of an unwanted suitor and once from one of the bears. The grateful, gun-toting Jeanne tells Harold she wants him to be her "sweetie."
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8
- ^ "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ Fort Lee Film Commission (2006), Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-4501-5
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Back to the Woods". Silent Era. Retrieved March 26, 2009.