Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on April 20, 2013

Just for Fun: A fitting Tribute to The King of Daredevil Comedy… This Harold Lloyd Video Tribute, set to The Beatles song “Help!”, includes clips from An Eastern Westerner (1920), The Freshman (1925), Girl Shy (1924), Hot Water (1924), The Kid Brother (1927), Safety Last! (1923) a   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on April 20, 2013

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend Harold Lloyd, born April 20th, 1893! Harold Lloyd in Safety Last (1923, Fred C. NewMeyer director) You see that still frame above you? The only one that’s there? With Harold Lloyd? Well,  in my opinion, that still frame is the embodiment of the silent era comed   read more

Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on October 29, 2012

“Pretty good audience for Hurricane Sandy,” Repertory Director Bruce Goldstein said before Sunday’s screening of Harold Lloyd’s THE KID BROTHER (1927) at Film Forum – a theater on the outskirts of a New York City neighborhood about to be evacuated. It was a small but responsi   read more

Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on October 18, 2012

I’m a late – but tirelessly enthusiastic – convert to silent movies. Though I’ve always been familiar with Harold Lloyd’s bespectacled visage, my introduction to the films of the so-called “third genius” of silent comedy came just a few years ago. My first Lloyd feature   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on July 1, 2011

Check out this interview with Harold Lloyd from 1962. It’s posted on YouTube in 3 parts, playlist here. Related Posts: an eastern westernerharold lloydinterviewsilent film   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on June 30, 2011

The other day I came across the awesome Hello, Harold Lloyd website and I’ve been poking around it ever since. It’s a wealth of riches, including this amazing piece by Thom Taylor detailing the influences and references to Lloyd’s work in the superb Singin’ in the Rain. It&#   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on June 28, 2011

In the holy Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd trinity of silent film comedians, I find Harold Lloyd the funniest. Charlie Chaplin moves me to tears with his Victorian pathos and Buster Keaton amazes me with inspiring physical acrobatics and obsessive problem solving. But it’s Harold Lloyd that makes me la   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on February 2, 2010

Last year, two very good friends of mine, Nikki McKim and Cohen Phillips, arranged a truly fantastic tribute to Harold Lloyd: a birthday party for Harold held at Harold’s birthplace in Burchard, NE.  It was such a success last year that they have decided to make it an annual event! ...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Harold Lloyd, Great Danes The great silent screen actor Harold Lloyd really loved dogs, especially Great Danes. His favorite was “Prince” who often appeared in family photographs and home videos. Lloyd had as many as 65 Great Danes, maybe even more, in his kennel on his Greenacres estat   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

Os últimos filmes de Harold Lloyd Dos grandes comediantes do cinema mudo, Harold Lloyd pode ser aquele que passa mais despercebido pelo público leigo – mas ele nunca, jamais é subestimado pelos cinéfilos. Ele estreou no cinema em 1913 (sim, ANTES de Chaplin. ANTES de Keaton. ANTES de La   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Harold Lloyd, Great Danes The great silent screen actor Harold Lloyd really loved dogs, especially Great Danes. His favorite was “Prince” who often appeared in family photographs and home videos. Lloyd had as many as 65 Great Danes, maybe even more, in his kennel on his Greenacres estat   read more