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Welcome Danger

Play trailer Poster for Welcome Danger 1929,  1h 52m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Milquetoast botanist Harold Bledsoe (Harold Lloyd) reluctantly travels to San Francisco to take over his late father's position as a high-ranking police detective. Despite the meddling of a crotchety sergeant (Edgar Kennedy) and the bluster of an outraged community leader (Charles Middleton), Harold begins an investigation of a Chinatown opium smuggling ring led by a mysterious figure known as the Dragon, while also wooing the tomboyish pixie Billie Lee (Barbara Kent).

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J. Hoberman Village Voice May 10, 2005
A present for fans of the bespectacled slapstick star. Go to Full Review
C.A. Lejeune Observer (UK) May 20, 2021
[Welcome Danger] is Harold Lloyd's first "talkie," but, except for the daring use of a blank screen during dialogue sequences, mere is little valuable in the new entertainment that has not been carried over from the old. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Apr 20, 2006
C
This is not the film to catch the talented Lloyd do his stuff. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Clyde Bruckman

Director

Harold Lloyd

Harold Bledsoe

Barbara Kent

Billie Lee

Douglas Haig

Buddy Lee (uncredited)

Noah Young

Patrick Clancy

Charles Middleton

John Thorne

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Welcome Danger

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Movie Info

Synopsis Milquetoast botanist Harold Bledsoe (Harold Lloyd) reluctantly travels to San Francisco to take over his late father's position as a high-ranking police detective. Despite the meddling of a crotchety sergeant (Edgar Kennedy) and the bluster of an outraged community leader (Charles Middleton), Harold begins an investigation of a Chinatown opium smuggling ring led by a mysterious figure known as the Dragon, while also wooing the tomboyish pixie Billie Lee (Barbara Kent).
Director
Clyde Bruckman
Screenwriter
Paul Smith
Production Co
The Harold Lloyd Corporation
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 12, 1929, Original
Runtime
1h 52m
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