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Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

1989-11-15 Documentary 1hr 45m

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

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Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

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

  • Released
    1989-11-15
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 45m
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production

Crew

David Gill
Director
David Gill
Writer
David Gill
Producer
Keywords:
movie business filmmaking silent film silent film star harold lloyd

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Cast

Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd
Self (archive footage)
Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay Anderson
Narrator
Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon
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Jane Novak

Jane Novak
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Hal Roach

Hal Roach
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Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall
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Reviews for Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
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A Review by narrator56 8

Written by narrator56 on 2022-05-01

When I started watching this two-part documentary about silent film era (and slightly into the talkies too) start Harold Lloyd, I thought I ... read more

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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A Review by Peter McGinn

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 Bust...

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A Review by narrator56 8

Written by narrator56 on 2022-05-01

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...

read more