This is a really strange movie because it was made before his be-speckled "everyman" character was formalized. Up until this movie, he didn't wear the prop glasses and OVER THE FENCE features this for the first time according to IMDb. However, just because he had the glasses DIDN'T mean he acted like the Harold Lloyd familiar to old movie fans. Instead of being sweet and pretty nerdy, this incarnation of Lloyd was a pretty macho guy. He loses out on taking his girl to the pro baseball game to Snub Pollard, BUT he is able to attend the game because he is accidentally mistaken to be the team's new star pitcher. In this role, he was amazing!!! Even though he should have stunk, he pitched a great game AND made some amazing plays! However, just as he's making the home run to win the game in the bottom of the 9th, he sees Pollard in the audience with the girl and he runs from 3rd base to Pollard!! Then, he throttles not only Pollard but all his teammates--who charged him because he never finished running the bases. And, naturally, his machismo is enough in the end to win the girl's heart.
This is a fairly good comedy and is quite watchable. However, just don't expect it to be like any of the films he made in the 1920s. These films had a totally different tempo.
FYI--The GREAT catch Harold makes in the outfield, coincidentally, is very similar to a real play that occurred in the Japanese league back about 20 or more years ago. To see the REAL play, check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tuERhv24DQ
This is a fairly good comedy and is quite watchable. However, just don't expect it to be like any of the films he made in the 1920s. These films had a totally different tempo.
FYI--The GREAT catch Harold makes in the outfield, coincidentally, is very similar to a real play that occurred in the Japanese league back about 20 or more years ago. To see the REAL play, check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tuERhv24DQ