
Grandma's Boy(1922)
A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.


“A skyscraper romance, starting with a laugh and ending with a thrill. It's a great life!”
A young man schemes to drum up business for his girlfriend's employer but after seeing her being intimate with another man, he attempts to commit suicide.

Harold Lloyd
The Boy

Mildred Davis
The Girl
Roy Brooks
The Other Man

Mark Jones
The Acrobat

Charles Stevenson
The Police Force

William Gillespie
The Doctor (uncredited)

Helen Gilmore
(uncredited)
Never Weaken is a comedy film released in 1921 exploring themes of silent film. Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, it stars Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Roy Brooks. A young man schemes to drum up business for his girlfriend's employer but after seeing her being intimate with another man, he attempts to commit suicide.
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