His alter ego debuted in Over the Fence (1917) and went on to star in a series of crowd-pleasing films, charming audiences with madcap -- and often death-defying -- stunts in A Sailor-Made Man (1921), Safety Last! (1923), Girl Shy (1924), The Freshman (1925), For Heaven's Sake (1926), The Kid Brother (1927) and Speedy (1928).
When it came to box-office receipts, Lloyd outshone his comic contemporaries Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton throughout most of the 1920s, although his career slowed down with the advent of cinematic sound. He died on March 8, 1971, at the age of 77.
The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection: Vol. 2Comic genius of the silent screen Harold Lloyd stars in this collection of nine short and feature-length classics, including The Kid Brother (1927), in which skinny runt Lloyd battles a carnival strongman. The Freshman (1925) -- one of Lloyd's acknowledged masterpieces -- sees the scrawny comedian... Read More
Slapstick Symposium: Harold LloydLegendary slapstick comedian Harold Lloyd made audiences roar as a bespectacled everyman who managed to wriggle himself out of many a perilous situation, all the while trying to get the girl. Lloyd's fearless acrobatic skills and agility put him on par with Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. Watch a... Read More
Milky Way / Kid Dynamite: Double FeatureFeaturing two classic boxing comedies, this video packs a sidesplitting double punch. In The Milky Way, a milquetoast milkman (Harold Lloyd) rises to boxing fame in a series of rigged fights, but can he survive his final bout and win the girl? Adolphe Menjou and Lionel Stander costar. Kid Dynamite... Read More
The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection: Vol. 3Comic genius Harold Lloyd stars in this collection of 11 short and feature-length classics. The comedy king plays a baseball fanatic his last silent feature, Speedy (1928), which includes vintage footage of Manhattan and a cameo by Babe Ruth. In his most popular talkie, Movie Crazy (1932), Lloyd... Read More
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Masters of the Silent Screen (2007) | NR | |
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Slapstick, Too (2004) | NR | |
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) | NR | |
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The Milky Way (1936) | NR | |
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The Cook and Other Treasures (1917) | NR | |
American Slapstick (1915) | NR | |
American Slapstick: Vol. 2 (1915) | NR | |
Slapstick Encyclopedia (1909) | NR | |
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