Review of Girl Shy

I can see why this film was popular when it originally debuted. As a woman living nearly 100 years after this film was made I have to comment on how I did not like Harold encouraging emotional manipulation and physical abuse to gain the affections of women however, I understand that was customary in the 1920's. The film was hard to follow at points and I feel that the producers split the main idea of the film in two. I feel like the first half of the film was about Harold's book and the second half was about his pursuit of Mary. I don't think the producers of this film did a great job blending those two plot points. I think the best part of this film was Harold's development. In the beginning we see Harold cower in the presence of women and watch him get more and more comfortable as the film goes on, until he crashes a wedding and steals the bride.