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Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

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7.0/10 • 3

1989-11-151h 45m

Documentary

A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.

Directors
David Gill, Kevin Brownlow
Writters
David Gill, Kevin Brownlow

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  1. Harold Lloyd

    Harold Lloyd

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Lindsay Anderson

    Lindsay Anderson

    Narrator

  3. Jack Lemmon

    Jack Lemmon

    Self

  4. Jane Novak

    Jane Novak

    Self

  5. Hal Roach

    Hal Roach

    Self

  6. Roddy McDowall

    Roddy McDowall

    Self

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Peter McGinn

May 1, 2022

8/10

When I started watching this two-part documentary about silent film era (and slightly into the talkies too) start Harold Lloyd, I thought I must have seen it several years ago. But no, I realized what I had seen was a documentary about Buster Keaton. Turns out there are crossovers and similarities between the big three comedians of that time: Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd. It turns out Lloyd was driven to succeed and hated losing even card games. That was great for his career but perhaps not quite so much for family. The behind the scenes glimpses of his filmmaking was interesting and the story of how, after pretty much copying Chaplin’s Little Tramp character (as other comedians did) he slowly settled into his distinctive character with the eyeglasses.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
movie businessfilmmakingsilent filmsilent film starharold lloyd