Now or Never

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A young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.A young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.A young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.

Directors
- Fred C. Newmeyer
- Hal Roach
Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Sam Taylor
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6.7/10

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Directors
- Fred C. Newmeyer
- Hal Roach
Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Sam Taylor
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Harold Lloyd

The Boy

Mildred Davis

The Girl

Anna Mae Bilson

The Lonesome Little Child
(as Anna May Bilson)

Roy Brooks

Chubby Man on Train
(uncredited)

Sammy Brooks

Short Man on Train
(uncredited)

Evelyn Burns

Angry woman in bathroom
(uncredited)

Charles Force

Angry man in bathroom
(uncredited)

William Gillespie

The Child's Daddy
(uncredited)

Joseph Havel

Bit Role
(uncredited)

Wally Howe

Sheriff of Teetersburg
(uncredited)

Mark Jones

Passenger who throws shoe
(uncredited)

Gaylord Lloyd

Earl Mohan

Drunk
(uncredited)

Ernie Morrison Sr.

Porter on the train
(uncredited)

Norma Nichols

The Mother
(uncredited)

Charles Stevenson

Conductor
(uncredited)

Betty Vent

Bit Role
(uncredited)

Vera White

Flirting woman in bathroom
(uncredited)

Directors
- Fred C. Newmeyer
- Hal Roach
Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Sam Taylor
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Trivia
Harold Lloyd's car is a 1919 Mercer Series 5 "Raceabout". MSRP was $4,350 ($64,500 in 2017). Only 857 were ever built. At auction, in excellent condition, these cars can fetch over $300,000 in 2017.

Quotes
The Child's Daddy: I must leave on the morning train - I have no time for dancing - -...

Alternate versions
In 2002, the Harold Lloyd Trust copyrighted a 35-minute version of this film with music written, arranged and conducted by Robert Israel, and played by The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra and members of The Robert Israel Orchestra. The addition of modern credits stretch the film to 36 minutes.

Soundtracks
Rock-a-Bye Baby
(1886) (uncredited)
Lyrics by Effie I. Canning
Sheet music shown with lyrics printed

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8/10

Lloyd does his version of the Kid!

Harold Lloyd and Chaplin were the two top comics at the boxoffice in the early days of silent movies and Lloyd here pulls together a very funny movie that gets him to show his athletic prowess and comic ingenuity. Lloyd shows up to meet a girl he hasn't seen in years but she is the guardian of a girl whom she brings along. There is only two tickets for three and Lloyd and the little girl have to dodge the train conductor while caring for a little child which puts his mental acumen to task. Set-pieces include a popular one of Lloyd riding on top of the train, Lloyd at the bottom of a train as he tails a hobo who stole his money; Lloyd in a bathroom with a very funny scene involving shaving cream etc Emotional resonance is low but laughs are truly aplenty the more I think of it, the more I laugh as I type. That is a high compliment.