Deep Archive Finds in the Vein of Never Touched Me: Cult Guide

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Harold Lloyd plays a troublemaker who messes up with strangers and cops along the way. During the confusion he takes a trolley to escape, falling in love with a female collector who doesn't care much about him and he also annoys the trolley conductor. But it seems that odds and luck will be on his favor.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Don't Shove perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Harold and his rival fight over Bebe on her birthday, first at her home and then at a nearby skating rink.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Snub is a traffic cop and succeeds in mixing things up by trying to flirt with every pretty girl motorist.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Start Something perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A giant cave man kidnaps beautiful Adorable from the cave clan and the man who rescues her can have her hand and a new suit of clothes.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Two tramps wrest a pistol from a hold up man, then try to pull a stick up of their own, unfortunately for them, a cop appears and takes the money back and then chases them through a park with a lake. One steals canoe and the chase continues when a mob of cops go after him in more boats.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Call for Mr. Caveman perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Harold becomes the victim of a clever bulldog pup who chases him in and out of various places.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

A young man goes out to eat breakfast with his friend. As a restaurant "regular" with a pistol threatens to eat everyone's bacon, the two friends flee.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Run 'Em Ragged perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

The difficulties of a bride and bridegroom when they try to take their honeymoon in a "haunted" house.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Harry and his fat neighbor decide to purchase a second-hand car, much to the delight of their wives. On the first joy ride everything falls off the car except the number. Harry drives disastrously, through walls and buildings, carrying one man in a bath tub into the street. He finally wrecks the flivver completely, and he and wifey swear "never again."

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Pollard as the dentist gets the wrong hand bag by mistake. When he reaches his office he discovers that the contents, which are bottled goods, have very nearly leaked out. As his clients are very few and far between he walks through the offices of his tooth-pulling competitors with the open bag, with the result that his own office is soon overflowing - with eager, clamorous patients.