Wanted - $5, 000

In this kinetic exploration of early twentieth-century upward mobility, Harold Lloyd portrays a protagonist ensnared by the capricious demands of patriarchal approval. To secure the hand of his beloved, Harold is tasked with the Herculean acquisition of five thousand dollars—a staggering sum in the fiscal landscape of 1919. The narrative eschews traditional toil, instead pivoting toward a sophisticated ruse that weaponizes the girl's father's own eccentricities against him. This short film serves as a quintessential specimen of the 'Glasses Character' transition, where the bumbling slapstick of the past is replaced by a resourceful, quintessentially American optimism. The plot unfolds with a rhythmic precision, utilizing the urban sprawl as a playground for financial machinations and romantic desperation, ultimately culminating in a 'novel way' of wealth extraction that highlights the transactional nature of domestic unions during the silent era's industrial boom.