For Heaven's Sake

For Heaven's Sake is a 1926 comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd. It was made just before one of Lloyd's most critically-praised films today, The Kid Brother. Commercially, it was one of Lloyd's most successful films and the 12th highest-grossing film of the silent era, pulling in $2,600,000. J. Harold Manners (Lloyd) is a millionaire playboy who accidentally finds himself in the poor part of town one day. There, he unknowingly gives a man en... more

For Heaven's Sake is a 1926 comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd. It was made just before one of Lloyd's most critically-praised films today, The Kid Brother. Commercially, it was one of Lloyd's most successful films and the 12th highest-grossing film of the silent era, pulling in $2,600,000. J. Harold Manners (Lloyd) is a millionaire playboy who accidentally finds himself in the poor part of town one day. There, he unknowingly gives a man enough money to start a religious mission. Once he hears that a mission was started in his name, he goes there to tell them to take his name off since (as he believes) he didn't have anything to do with it. Once there, however, he falls for the Downtown Girl, Hope (Ralston) who works in Brother Paul's (Weigel) rebuilt mission. In order to build up attendance, and win Hope's attention, Harold runs through town causing trouble, and winds up with a crowd chasing him right into the mission. He eventually wins the girl and they marry, but not without... less