Harold Lloyd was an American

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 actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 and filmmaker, most famous for his hugely successful and influential silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 comedies.

Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....

 starred in a total of 18 feature-length motion pictures, consisting of 11 silent and 7 sound films. Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....

 also re-edited his material into 2 compilation features. The lists that follow give details about these films.

The information is supplied verbatim from the following sources:

• Reilly, Adam. Harold Lloyd – "The King of Daredevil Comedy". New York: Collier Books, 1977.
• Schickel, Richard. Harold Lloyd – The Shape of Laughter. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1974.

Silent features

#	Title	Release Date	Length	Director	Character Name	Character Type	Leading Lady	Story
1	A Sailor-Made Man A Sailor-Made Man A Sailor-Made Man is a 1921 comedy film directed by Fred Newmeyer and starring Harold Lloyd.-Plot:The film begins with "The Boy" , an idle, wealthy playboy, relaxing at a lavish country club, where he suddenly decides to ask "The Girl" to marry him...	December 25, 1921	3846 ft.	Fred Newmeyer	The Boy	Rich Idler	Mildred Davis Mildred Davis Mildred Hillary Davis was an American actress who appeared in many of Harold Lloyd's classic silent comedies and eventually became his wife.-Early life and career:...	Must prove worthy of girl, joins navy, rescues her from a maharajah in Middle Eastern city. Frenetic, like early short Films.
2	Grandma's Boy Grandma's Boy (1922 film) Grandma's Boy is a 1922 Family comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. The film was highly influential, helping to pioneer feature-length comedies which combined gags with character development.-Plot:...	September 3, 1922	4841 ft.	Fred Newmeyer	The Boy (Sonny / Harold)	Meek Country Boy	Mildred Davis Mildred Davis Mildred Hillary Davis was an American actress who appeared in many of Harold Lloyd's classic silent comedies and eventually became his wife.-Early life and career:...	Cowardly country boy gains courage from magic charm; Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...  flashback; delicate characterization. Lloyd Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies.... 's favorite film.
					Granddaddy
3	Doctor Jack Doctor Jack Dr. Jack is the title of a 1922 comedy movie starring Harold Lloyd. It was produced by Hal Roach and Directed by Fred Newmeyer. The story was by Jean Havez, Hal Roach, and Sam Taylor. The film was released on November 26 1922.- Plot :...	November 23, 1922	4700 ft.	Fred Newmeyer	Dr. Jackson (Jack)	Successful Country Doctor	Mildred Davis	Small-town country doctor uses common sense to cure patients.
4	Safety Last! Safety Last! Safety Last! is a 1923 romantic comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd. It includes one of the most famous images from the silent film era: Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a skyscraper above moving traffic. The film was highly successful and critically...	April 1, 1923	6300 ft.	Fred Newmeyer	Harold Lloyd	Industrious Go-Getter	Mildred Davis	Country boy goes to city to be a success, ends up climbing building as stunt. Most spectacular daredevil thrill comedy. Last film with Davis, whom he married.
				Sam Taylor Sam Taylor (director) Sam Taylor was a film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in silent film era. Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford....
5	Why Worry? Why Worry? Why Worry? is a 1923 American comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd. It was made shortly after and within the same year as Lloyd's most well-known film today, Safety Last!.- Plot :...	September 16, 1923	5500 ft.	Fred Newmeyer	Harold Van Pelham	Wealthy Hypocondriac	Jobyna Ralston Jobyna Ralston Jobyna Ralston was an American stage and film actress.-Early life and career:Born Jobyna Lancaster Raulston in South Pittsburg, Tennessee in 1899 to parents who named her after famed entertainer of the time, Jobyna Howland...	Hypochondriac goes to South America for rest, lands in revolution. Funniest for sheer number of gags. Last Lloyd Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....  film produced by Hal Roach Hal Roach Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York... .
				Sam Taylor Sam Taylor (director) Sam Taylor was a film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in silent film era. Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford....
6	Girl Shy Girl Shy Girl Shy is a 1924 romantic comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston. The movie was written by Sam Taylor, Tim Whelan and Ted Wilde and was directed by Fred C...	March 28, 1924	7457 ft.	Fred Newmeyer	The Poor Boy (Harold Meadows)	Shy Dreamer	Jobyna Ralston	Shy stutterer writes book on lovemaking; must rescue girl from marrying wrong man. Terrific race sequence at end.
				Sam Taylor Sam Taylor (director) Sam Taylor was a film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in silent film era. Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford....
7	Hot Water Hot Water (1924 film) Hot Water is a 1924 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.Directed by Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, it features three episodes in the life of Hubby as he struggles with domestic life with Wifey and his in-laws.-Synopsis:...	November 2, 1924	4899 ft.	Sam Taylor Sam Taylor (director) Sam Taylor was a film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in silent film era. Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford....	Hubby	Hen-Pecked Husband	Jobyna Ralston	Family situation comedy; episodic; live turkey on trolley, madcap car ride, hi haunted-house finale.
				Fred Newmeyer
8	The Freshman The Freshman (1925 film) The Freshman is a 1925 comedy film that tells the story of a college freshman trying to become popular by joining the school football team. It stars Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict and James Anderson. It remains one of Lloyd's most successful and enduring films.The movie was written...	September 30, 1925	6883 ft.	Sam Taylor Sam Taylor (director) Sam Taylor was a film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in silent film era. Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford....	Harold Lamb	College Go-Getter	Jobyna Ralston	Popularity-conscious student tries to be "Big Man on Campus"; finally wins big football game and girl. Best topical satire.
				Fred Newmeyer
9	For Heaven's Sake For Heaven's Sake (1926 film) For Heaven's Sake is a 1926 comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd. It was made just before one of Lloyd's most critically praised films today, The Kid Brother. Commercially, it was one of Lloyd's most successful films and the 12th highest-grossing film of the silent era, pulling in...	April 5, 1926	5356 ft.	Sam Taylor Sam Taylor (director) Sam Taylor was a film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in silent film era. Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford....	The Updown Boy (J. Harold Mannors)	Debonaire Millionaire	Jobyna Ralston	Rich man aids slum mission; must get drunks to wedding on time.
10	The Kid Brother The Kid Brother The Kid Brother is a 1927 American Classic comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd. It was successful and popular upon release and today is considered by critics and fans to be one of Lloyd's best films, integrating elements of comedy, romance, drama, and character development...	January 17, 1927	7654 ft.	Lewis Milestone Lewis Milestone Lewis Milestone was a Russian-American motion picture director. He is known for directing Two Arabian Knights and All Quiet on the Western Front , both of which received Academy Awards for Best Director...	Harold Hickory	Bashful Farm Boy	Jobyna Ralston	Son of sheriff must prove his manhood; captures crook, returns stolen money, wins girl. Best integration of all Lloyd Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies.... 's key elements.
				Ted Wilde Ted Wilde Ted Wilde was a comedy writer and director during the era of silent movies, though he also produced two movies with sound in 1930. He was born in New York, New York. His initial career was as a member of Harold Lloyd's writing staff. His final film as a director was Clancy in Wall Street in 1930...
11	Speedy Speedy (film) Speedy is a 1928 silent film that was one of the films to be nominated for the short-lived Academy Award for Best Director of a Comedy. It starred famous comedian Harold Lloyd in the eponymous leading role, and it was his last silent film to be released in theatres. The film was written by Albert...	April 7, 1928	7776 ft.	Ted Wilde Ted Wilde Ted Wilde was a comedy writer and director during the era of silent movies, though he also produced two movies with sound in 1930. He was born in New York, New York. His initial career was as a member of Harold Lloyd's writing staff. His final film as a director was Clancy in Wall Street in 1930...	Harold "Speedy" Smith	Carefree City Boy	Ann Christy Ann Christy Ann Christy was an American motion picture actress.-Career:Born Gladys Cronin in Logansport, Indiana, Christy left Indiana and relocated to California where she attended Polytechnic High School in Los Angeles. With plan to pursue a career in business, Christy was persuaded by her friends to try...	Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... -crazed city boy can't keep job, upsets mobsters' plans to ruin old man's business. New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...  location; Babe Ruth Babe Ruth George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...  appearance; great chase.

Sound features

#	Title	Release Date	Length	Director	Character Name	Character Type	Leading Lady	Story
1	Welcome Danger	October 12, 1929	10297 ft.	Mal St. Clair	Harold Bledsoe	Industrious Detective	Barbara Kent Barbara Kent Barbara Kent was a Canadian-born U.S.-based silent film actress. Following the death of Miriam Seegar, she was the last North American actor still alive to have achieved substantial fame during the silent film era as an adult.-Career:Born as Barbara Cloutman in Gadsby, Alberta, to Jullion Curtis...	Botanist-turned-sleuth thwarts Chinese hoods in San Francisco. Lloyd's first talkie; a bit crude but interesting.
115 min.			Clyde Bruckman Clyde Bruckman Clyde A. Bruckman was an American writer and director of comedy films during the late silent era as well as the early sound era of cinema. Bruckman collaborated with such comedians as Buster Keaton, W.C...
2	Feet First Feet First Feet First is a 1930 comedy film starring Harold Lloyd, a very popular daredevil comedian during the 1920s and early 1930s. It was Lloyd's second & most popular sound feature. It is also one of his 'thrill' comedies, involving him climbing up a tall building. Harold Lloyd was one of very few...	November 8, 1930	8130 ft.	Clyde Bruckman Clyde Bruckman Clyde A. Bruckman was an American writer and director of comedy films during the late silent era as well as the early sound era of cinema. Bruckman collaborated with such comedians as Buster Keaton, W.C...	Harold Horne	Ambitious Fumbler	Barbara Kent	Shoe salesman pretends to be successful businessman. Gags on boat; big-thrill building climb at end. Episodic.
90 min.
3	Movie Crazy Movie Crazy - Plot :Harold Hall, a young man with little or no acting ability, desperately wants to be in the movies.After a mix-up with his application photograph, he gets an offer to have a screen-test, and goes off to Hollywood. At the studio, he does everything wrong and causes all sorts of trouble...	September 23, 1932	8852 ft.	Clyde Bruckman Clyde Bruckman Clyde A. Bruckman was an American writer and director of comedy films during the late silent era as well as the early sound era of cinema. Bruckman collaborated with such comedians as Buster Keaton, W.C...	Harold Hall	Meek Fumbler	Constance Cummings Constance Cummings Constance Cummings, CBE was an American-born British actress, known for her work on both screen and stage.Born Constance Halverstadt in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Dallas Vernon Halverstadt, a lawyer, and his wife, Kate Logan Cummings, a concert soprano. she began as a stage actress,...	Boy tries to make good in Hollywood. Some good gags and action; complex love interest.
98 min.
4	The Cat's-Paw	August 7, 1934	9157 ft.	Sam Taylor Sam Taylor (director) Sam Taylor was a film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in silent film era. Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford....	Ezekiel Cobb	Missionary turned Reformer	Una Merkel Una Merkel Una Merkel was an American Tony Award-winning stage and film actress.-Life and career:Una Merkel was born in Covington, Kentucky, and grew up in Philadelphia and New York City. She bore a resemblance to actress Lillian Gish and began her career as a stand-in for Gish, most notably in the 1928...	Accidentally elected mayor, naive reformer takes brunt of political machine. Oriental setting, strange political overtones.
102 min.			Grace Bradley
5	The Milky Way The Milky Way (1936 film) The Milky Way is a 1936 comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Directed by comedy veteran Leo McCarey, the film was written by Grover Jones, Frank Butler and Richard Connell based on a play of the same name by Lynn Root and Harry Clork which was presented on Broadway in 1934.An example of the popular...	March 25, 1936	8010 ft.	Leo McCarey Leo McCarey Thomas Leo McCarey was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. During his lifetime he was involved in nearly 200 movies, especially comedies...	Burleigh Sullivan	Milkman turned Prizefighter	Verree Teasdale Verree Teasdale Verree Teasdale was an American actress born in Spokane, Washington.A second cousin of Edith Wharton, Teasdale attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn and trained as a stage actress at the New York School of Expression...	Quick-paced verbal comedy with top supporting cast. Fixed fights send weakling to championship fight. Best Lloyd Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....  talkie.
89 min.			Helen Mack Helen Mack Helen Mack was an American actress. Mack started her career as a child actress in silent films, moving on to Broadway plays, and touring the vaudeville circuit. Her greater success as an actress was as a leading lady in the 1930s...
			Dorothy Wilson
6	Professor Beware	July 29, 1938	8550 ft.	Elliott Nugent Elliott Nugent Elliott Nugent was an American actor, writer, and film director. He successfully made the transition from silent film to sound. He directed The Cat and the Canary , starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard...	Prof. Dean Lambert	Fumbling Professor	Phyllis Welch	Egyptologist searches for missing tablets.
93 min.
7	The Sin of Harold Diddlebock [original release title]	April 4, 1947	8010 ft.	Preston Sturges Preston Sturges Preston Sturges , originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a celebrated playwright, screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois...	Harold Diddlebock	Clerk turned Promotor	Frances Ramsden	Man's first drink changes him into live wire; thrill on high building again. Recut by Howard Hughes Howard Hughes Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. was an American business magnate, investor, aviator, engineer, film producer, director, and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest people in the world... .
89 min.
Mad Wednesday [re-issue title]	October 28, 1950
		6930 ft.
		76 min.

Compilations

#	Title	Release Date	Description
1962 1962 in film The year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government....	An anthology of comedy sequences, mostly from Safety Last, The Freshman The Freshman (1925 film) The Freshman is a 1925 comedy film that tells the story of a college freshman trying to become popular by joining the school football team. It stars Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict and James Anderson. It remains one of Lloyd's most successful and enduring films.The movie was written... , Hot Water Hot Water (1924 film) Hot Water is a 1924 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.Directed by Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, it features three episodes in the life of Hubby as he struggles with domestic life with Wifey and his in-laws.-Synopsis:... , Why Worry? Why Worry? Why Worry? is a 1923 American comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd. It was made shortly after and within the same year as Lloyd's most well-known film today, Safety Last!.- Plot :... , Girl Shy Girl Shy Girl Shy is a 1924 romantic comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston. The movie was written by Sam Taylor, Tim Whelan and Ted Wilde and was directed by Fred C... , Professor Beware, Movie Crazy Movie Crazy - Plot :Harold Hall, a young man with little or no acting ability, desperately wants to be in the movies.After a mix-up with his application photograph, he gets an offer to have a screen-test, and goes off to Hollywood. At the studio, he does everything wrong and causes all sorts of trouble... , and Feet First Feet First Feet First is a 1930 comedy film starring Harold Lloyd, a very popular daredevil comedian during the 1920s and early 1930s. It was Lloyd's second & most popular sound feature. It is also one of his 'thrill' comedies, involving him climbing up a tall building. Harold Lloyd was one of very few... .
1963 1963 in film The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....	Another compilation, produced and edited by Lloyd Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies.... . Not generally distributed in the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... .

As producer only

Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....

 also produced - but did not star in - these two feature films:

#	Title	Release Date	Director	Stars
1	A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob	1941 1941 in film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:...	Richard Jones	Lucille Ball Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball was an American comedian, film, television, stage and radio actress, model, film and television executive, and star of the sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy and Life With Lucy... , George Murphy George Murphy George Lloyd Murphy was an American dancer, actor, and politician.-Life and career:He was born in New Haven, Connecticut of Irish Catholic extraction, the son of Michael Charles "Mike" Murphy, athletic trainer and coach, and Nora Long. He was educated at Peddie School, Trinity-Pawling School, and... , Edmund O'Brien, and Franklin Pangborn
2	My Favorite Spy	1942 1942 in film The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...	Norman Z. McLeod	Kay Kyser Kay Kyser James Kern Kyser was a popular bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s.-Early years:He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the son of pharmacists Paul Bynum Kyser and Emily Royster Kyser. Editor Vermont C. Royster was his cousin... , Ellen Drew, Jane Wyman Jane Wyman Jane Wyman was an American singer, dancer, and character actress of film and television. She began her film career in the 1930s, and was a prolific performer for two decades... , Robert Armstrong Robert Armstrong (actor) Robert Armstrong was an American film actor best remembered for his role as Carl Denham in the 1933 version of King Kong by RKO Pictures. He uttered the famous exit quote, "'Twas beauty killed the beast," at the film's end... , and William Demerest