''High and Dizzy'' is a 1920 American short comedy film starring

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Plot

The film revolves around a young woman who sleepwalks and the doctor who is attempting to treat her. The climactic scene involves the young woman sleepwalking precariously on the outside ledge of a tall building, anticipating Lloyd's more famous skyscraper-scaling scenes in ''

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'' (1923). A subplot has Lloyd and his friend getting inebriated on homemade liquor and then trying to avoid a

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-era policeman who pursues them for being drunk.

Cast

as the boy *

Mildred Davis Mildred Hillary Davis (February 22, 1898The reference book ''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory'' gives Davis's birth date as January 1, 1900.August 18, 1969) was an American actress who appeared in fifteen of Harold Lloyd's cl ...

as the girl *

Roy Brooks Roy Brooks (March 9, 1938 – November 15, 2005) was an American Jazz drumming, jazz drummer. Biography Early life Brooks was born in Detroit and drummed since childhood, his earliest experiences of music coming through his mother, who sang in c ...

as his friend *

Wallace Howe Wallace Howe (March 4, 1878, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts – November 23, 1957, in Los Angeles, California), born Orlando Wallace Howe, was an American film actor. He appeared in 104 films between 1918 and 1936, including many films with Harold L ...

as her father * William Gillespie (uncredited) * Mark Jones as hotel bellboy number 2 (uncredited) *

Gaylord Lloyd Gaylord Fraser Lloyd (March 20, 1888 – September 1, 1943) was an actor and assistant director, known for ''Dodge Your Debts'' (1921), ''Trolley Troubles'' (1921) and ''Why Worry?'' (1923). He was the older brother of actor Harold Lloyd. He was ...

(uncredited) * Charles Stevenson as Police officer (uncredited) *

Noah Young Noah Young, Jr. (February 2, 1887 – April 18, 1958) was a champion weightlifter and actor. Biography Young was born in Cañon City, Colorado. His father, Noah Young, was a foreman of the Glenrock coal mine who later became a coal mine i ...

as man who breaks hotel room door (uncredited)

External links

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Progressive Silent Film List: ''High and Dizzy''
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