Hot Water (1924) on Netflix
Hubby Harold loves Wifey but not her family: mother-in-law Winnifred Ward Stokes, lazy Charley Stokes and mischievous Bobby Stokes. He wins a live turkey and brings home a new Butterfly Six.
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Plot summary
Hubby Harold races along the sidewalk to his best friend's wedding, sure that a bachelor's life is the better bargain. Then he collides with Wifey, and marriage follows. Her family comes with her: Winnifred Ward Stokes, a mother-in-law who wants a say in their affairs, her grown son Charley Stokes, who does not work, and the adolescent Bobby Stokes, whose mischief is constant. Hubby wins a live turkey at a raffle and carries it home on a crowded streetcar, to the annoyance of the passengers around him. He also buys the household a new automobile, a Butterfly Six, and the first drive in it is not his alone. A friend tells him he should stand up to his mother-in-law, a step he doubts he has the nerve for.
Cast
- Evelyn Burnsas Irate Streetcar Passenger(uncredited)
- Andy De Villaas Glen Reed(uncredited)
- Fred Holmesas Undetermined Secondary Role(uncredited)
- Billy Rinaldias Brunette Boy on Trolley(uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hot Water (1924)
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- Distributors had complained about the length of Harold Lloyd's previous elaborate feature Girl Shy, so he made Hot Water as the direct response, following his pattern of alternating gag pictures with character pictures.
- In 1962, Harold Lloyd produced the compilation film Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy, which reused Hot Water's live turkey and Butterfly Six car sequences, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and sparked new interest in the comedian for a new generation.
- The car Harold Lloyd's Hubby drives on the disastrous family outing, the fictional "Butterfly Six," was in reality a 1923 Chevrolet Superior Sedan.
