High and Dizzy

1920

Action / Comedy

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 78% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 78%
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 1594 1.6K

silent film

Plot summary

A tipsy doctor encounters his patient sleepwalking on a building ledge, high above the street.

Director

Hal Roach Photo
Hal Roach

Top cast

Roy Brooks Photo
Roy Brooks as His Friend
Mildred Davis Photo
Mildred Davis as The Girl
Harold Lloyd Photo
Harold Lloyd as The Boy
Charles Stevenson Photo
Charles Stevenson as Police Officer
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250.03 MB
968*720
English 2.0
NR
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19.98 fps
12 hr 27 min
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464.52 MB
1440*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
19.98 fps
12 hr 27 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Bunuel1976 7 / 10

HIGH AND DIZZY (Hal Roach, 1920) ***

Fast-paced fun which, as often with Harold Lloyd, features distinct - and proved - backdrops for his gags: first, the doctor's office (where the star, as a novice M.D., is forced to impersonate his own clients as a ruse to attract genuine ones!); then, the city streets after a drinking binge with his pal (capped by a pre-SAFETY LAST! [1923] scene in which they fall foul of a policeman); next, the hotel lobby where the reception desk and an elevator become the 'targets' of Lloyd's drunken havoc; and, finally, the trademark 'thrill' sequence in which both the tipsy Lloyd and sleep-walking heroine Mildred Davis are seen walking perilously on the ledge of a tall building!
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 8 / 10

precursor

Dr. Hale (Harold Lloyd) is a bumbling new doctor out of medical school. Work is rare. A man and his daughter walk into his practice. Hale works hard to pretend to be busy. It's love at first sight for him and the sleepwalking beauty. The father is not impressed and quickly takes his daughter away. Hale ends up getting high and dizzy on his office neighbor's secret stash of moonshine. The two drunks go to the hotel where Hale encounters the sleepwalking girl on the ledge.This has Lloyd's brand of physical comedy. It has his highrise stunts still at its primitive stage. This Hal Roach short film is a precursor to his masterpieces later on. There is a bit of bite to his character in this one. It's a fun introduction.
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