page_title: A Sailor-Made Man
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: A Sailor-Made Man / Production
caption_attribution_description: English: Comedian Harold Lloyd's first feature length production, A Sailor-Made Man (1920), was filmed in Laguna Beach. There are no known copyright restrictions on this image. All future uses of this photo should include the courtesy line, "Photo courtesy Orange County Archives." Comments are welcome after reading our Comment Policy. Photo collected during research for the Orange County Archives' 2011 exhibit, "On Location: Silent Film In Orange County."
context_page_description: A Sailor-Made Man is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Newmeyer and starring Harold Lloyd.
context_section_description: Considered to be Lloyd's first feature-length film, the extended running time of A Sailor-Made Man came about purely by accident. During production, with an excessive number of gags written into the story, it became apparent that the film would be longer than the traditional 2-reel short. Producer Hal Roach decided they should just go ahead and shoot everything they had come up with, and worry about cutting down the length later. Often dependent on the preview process, Lloyd decided to preview the film at its 40-plus minute length to see which parts didn't work. However, the audiences enjoyed the extended cut so much, Lloyd decided not to change a thing and kept it as a 4-reel comedy.
caption: Promotional photo with Harold Lloyd and a cardboard cutout of Mildred Davis
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