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Harold Lloyd
Harold Bledsoe
Barbara Kent
Billie Lee
Noah Young
Patrick Clancy SFPD
Charles Middleton
John Thorne / The Dragon
Will Walling
Captain Walton, SFPD 3rd Div.
Grady Sutton
Man at Party (silent version) (scenes deleted)
Brooks Benedict
Handcuffed Prisoner at Police Station (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Cop (uncredited)
Rae Daggett
Woman Sitting in Police Station (uncredited)
Douglas Haig
Buddy Lee (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy
SFPD Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Tetsu Komai
Florist Henchman (uncredited)
James B. Leong
Florist Henchman / High Priest (uncredited)
James Pier Mason
Barry Steele / Dick the Dude (uncredited)
Nelson McDowell
1st Train Passenger (uncredited)
James Wang
Dr. Chang Gow (uncredited)
Blue Washington
Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)
Leo Willis
Cop (uncredited)
Release History & Theatrical Window
October 12, 1929
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$980K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$3M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
3.06x
+$2M net gain
Theatrical Status
Mega Hit
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Clyde Bruckman, Malcolm St. Clair
- Screenplay & Story
- Paul Gerard Smith, Felix Adler, Clyde Bruckman, Harold Lloyd
- Original Title
- Welcome Danger
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Production Budget
- $980K
- Worldwide Gross
- $3M
- Production Studios
- The Harold Lloyd Corporation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Clyde Bruckman, Malcolm St. Clair
Paul Gerard Smith, Felix Adler, Clyde Bruckman, Harold Lloyd
Walter Lundin, Henry N. Kohler
Bernard W. Burton, Carl Himm
Harold Lloyd
Department Leadership Roster
Clyde Bruckman
Director
Malcolm St. Clair
Director
Harold Lloyd
Writer
Harold Lloyd
Producer
Bernard W. Burton
Editor
Carl Himm
Editor
Walter Lundin
Director of Photography
Henry N. Kohler
Director of Photography
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Welcome Danger.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Welcome Danger
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Welcome Danger about?
A gentle botany student has to toughen up to replace his father as chief of police.
Who directed Welcome Danger?
Welcome Danger was directed by Clyde Bruckman, Malcolm St. Clair.
Who stars in Welcome Danger?
The principal cast of Welcome Danger includes Harold Lloyd, Barbara Kent, Noah Young, Charles Middleton, Will Walling.
When was Welcome Danger released and how long is it?
Welcome Danger was released in 1929 with a total runtime of 1h 55m.
What was the box office and production budget of Welcome Danger?
Welcome Danger had a reported production budget of $980K and grossed $3M at the worldwide box office (3.06 return on budget, classified as a blockbuster success).
What is the age rating and content advisory for Welcome Danger?
Welcome Danger holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).