Grandma's Boy is a 1922 American silent family comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. The film was highly influential, helping to pioneer feature-length comedies which combined gags with character development. This film was an immensely popular, commercially successful film in its time.
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Plot
The grandma's boy is a timid coward who cannot muster the courage to woo his girl and is afraid of his rival. His loving grandma gives him a magic charm from the Civil War that had been used by his grandfather, which gives him the courage to capture a town criminal and win the girl. The "magic charm" turns out to be the handle of her umbrella and his grandma was pretending it was magical all along.
Cast
Harold Lloyd as Grandma's Boy/Grandfather
Mildred Davis as His Girl
Anna Townsend as Grandma
Noah Young as The Sheriff
Dick Sutherland as The Rolling Stone
Charles Stevenson as His Rival/The Union General