Harold Lloyd filmography
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These are the films of Harold Lloyd
. Most of these films are known to survive in various film archives around the world. Some are also available on DVD or Blu-ray. The negatives of many of Lloyd's early short films were lost in a fire at his estate in 1943. He carefully preserved his feature films, and they remain in excellent condition.
Please note: this list is constantly changing as new films are discovered all the time, and is very likely incomplete. All of the films are listed in order of release date.
Harold Lloyd
Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....
. Most of these films are known to survive in various film archives around the world. Some are also available on DVD or Blu-ray. The negatives of many of Lloyd's early short films were lost in a fire at his estate in 1943. He carefully preserved his feature films, and they remain in excellent condition.
Please note: this list is constantly changing as new films are discovered all the time, and is very likely incomplete. All of the films are listed in order of release date.
1913
- The Old Monk's TaleThe Old Monk's TaleThe Old Monk's Tale is a 1913 drama film. It features the first known film appearance of Harold Lloyd as an uncredited Yaqui Indian at a party.-Cast:* Ben F...
(1913) (uncredited debut) - The Twelfth JurorThe Twelfth JurorThe Twelfth Juror is a 1913 drama film. It features an early appearance of Harold Lloyd in an uncredited role.-Cast:* Ben F. Wilson - Harry Baker* Laura Sawyer - Alice Charlton* Jack Conway - Clarence Morton* R. Henry Grey - Jeff Robey...
(1913) (uncredited) - Cupid in a Dental ParlorCupid in a Dental ParlorCupid in a Dental Parlor is a 1913 short comedy film directed by Henry Lehrman. Harold Lloyd is said to have appeared in this film, but this is unconfirmed.-Cast:* Fred Mace* Ethel Parks* Chester Conklin* Josef Swickard* Harold Lloyd -...
(1913) (unconfirmed) - Hulda of HollandHulda of HollandHulda of Holland is a 1913 short drama film. Harold Lloyd features in an uncredited role.-Cast:* Ben F. Wilson - Heintz* Laura Sawyer - Hulda* Jessie McAllister* Charles Sutton* Harold Lloyd - Bit Role...
(1913) (uncredited) - His Chum the BaronHis Chum the BaronHis Chum the Baron is a 1913 short comedy film. Harold Lloyd is said to have appeared in this film, but this is unconfirmed.-Cast:* Ford Sterling* Hank Mann* Edgar Kennedy* Betty Schade* Vernon Smith* Harold Lloyd...
(1913) (unconfirmed) - A Little Hero (1913) (uncredited)
- Rory o' the BogsRory o' the BogsRory o' the Bogs is a 1913 short. Harold Lloyd has an uncredited role.-Cast:* J. Warren Kerrigan - Rory o' the Bogs* William Walters* Edith Bostwick* Jessalyn Van Trump* George Periolat* William Abbott* Harold Lloyd - Posse Member...
(1913) (uncredited)
1914
- Twixt Love and FireTwixt Love and FireTwixt Love and Fire is a 1914 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Viola Barry - * Cecile Arnold* Charles Avery* Harold Lloyd-See also:* List of American films of 1914...
(1914) - also starring Fatty ArbuckleFatty ArbuckleRoscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Starting at the Selig Polyscope Company he eventually moved to Keystone Studios where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd... - Sealed Orders (1914) (unconfirmed)
- SamsonSamson (1914 film)Samson is a 1914 short drama film. Harold Lloyd has an uncredited role.-Cast:* J. Warren Kerrigan - Samson* George Periolat - Manoah, Samson's father* Lule Warrenton - Wife of Manoah* Kathleen Kerrigan - Delilah* Edith Bostwick - Zorah, Samson's wife...
(1914) (uncredited) - The Sandhill Lovers (1914) (as Hal Lloyd)
- The Patchwork Girl of OzThe Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914 film)The Patchwork Girl of Oz is a silent film made by L. Frank Baum's The Oz Film Manufacturing Company. It was based on the book The Patchwork Girl of Oz....
(1914) (uncredited)
1915
- Beyond His Fondest HopesBeyond His Fondest HopesBeyond His Fondest Hopes is a 1915 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd....
(1915) - Pete, the Pedal PolisherPete, the Pedal PolisherPete, the Pedal Polisher is a 1915 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd....
(1915) - Close-Cropped ClippingsClose-Cropped ClippingsClose-Cropped Clippings is a 1915 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd....
(1915) - Hogan's Romance UpsetHogan's Romance UpsetHogan's Romance Upset is a 1915 short comedy film directed by Charles Avery and featuring both Fatty Arbuckle and Harold Lloyd in uncredited roles as a spectators.-Cast:* Charles Murray - Hogan* Bobby Dunn - Weary Willie* Louise Fazenda* Ben Turpin...
(1915) (uncredited) - Willie Runs the ParkWillie Runs the ParkWillie Runs the Park is a 1915 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.-Cast:* Harold Lloyd - Willie Work* Jane Novak - The Pretty Girl* Roy Stewart - Willie's Rival...
(1915) - Just NutsJust NutsJust Nuts is a 1915 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd playing the character that preceded his glasses character. It is also the only surviving film featuring Lloyd as Willie Work...
(1915) - as Willie Work - Love, Loot and CrashLove, Loot and CrashLove, Loot and Crash is a 1915 short comedy film. It features Harold Lloyd in an uncredited role.-Plot:Dora and her father are lost in the kitchen . An ad for new one in the newspaper attracts two crooks . He dresses like a woman to apply for the job...
(1915) (uncredited) - Their Social SplashTheir Social SplashTheir Social Splash is a 1915 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.-Cast:* Slim Summerville - Harold* Dixie Chene - Gladys* Charles Murray - Hogan* Polly Moran - Polly* Frank Hayes - The Father* Harold Lloyd - The Minister* Harry Gribbon...
(1915) - Miss Fatty's Seaside LoversMiss Fatty's Seaside LoversMiss Fatty's Seaside Lovers is a 1915 short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle and featuring Harold Lloyd.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Finnegan's Daughter* Joe Bordeaux - Short Masher* Edgar Kennedy - Masher* Harold Lloyd - Masher...
(1915) - also starring Fatty ArbuckleFatty ArbuckleRoscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Starting at the Selig Polyscope Company he eventually moved to Keystone Studios where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd... - From Italy's ShoresFrom Italy's ShoresFrom Italy's Shores is a 1915 short drama film featuring Harold Lloyd....
(1915) - Court House CrooksCourt House CrooksCourt House Crooks is a 1915 short comedy film. It features Harold Lloyd in an uncredited role.-Cast:* Ford Sterling - The District Attorney* Charles Arling - The Judge* Minta Durfee - The Judge's Wife* Doris Baker - Little Sister...
, or Courthouse Crooks (1915) - as Young Man Out of Work (uncredited) - The Hungry ActorsThe Hungry ActorsThe Hungry Actors is a 1915 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.-Cast:* Roy Stewart* Jane Novak* Harold Lloyd* Neely Edwards* Violet MacMillan* Martha Mattox* Bobby Vernon...
(1915) - The Greater Courage (1915)
- A Submarine PirateA Submarine PirateA Submarine Pirate is a 1915 short comedy film starring Syd Chaplin and featuring an early uncredited appearance by Harold Lloyd.-Cast:* Syd Chaplin - Ambitious waiter* Wesley Ruggles - The inventor's accomplice* Glen Cavender - A shrewd inventor...
(1915) - as Cook
Later shorts
- Dogs of WarDogs of War (film)Dogs of War! is a 1923 silent short subject, the fourteenth entry in Hal Roach's Our Gang series. Directed by Robert F. McGowan, the two-reel short was released to theaters in July 1923 by Pathé Exchange...
(1923), an Our GangOur GangOur Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
comedy filmed alongside the feature film 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 :...
. Lloyd played himself.
Feature-length films
For a detailed listing see: Harold Lloyd's feature filmsHarold Lloyd's feature films
Harold Lloyd was an American actor and filmmaker, most famous for his hugely successful and influential silent film comedies.Lloyd starred in a total of 18 feature-length motion pictures, consisting of 11 silent and 7 sound films. Lloyd also re-edited his material into 2 compilation features...
- A Sailor-Made ManA Sailor-Made ManA 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...
(1921) - Grandma's BoyGrandma'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:...
(1922) - Doctor JackDoctor JackDr. 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 :...
(1922) - 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...
(1923) - 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 :...
(1923) - Girl ShyGirl ShyGirl 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...
(1924) - Hot WaterHot 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:...
(1924) - The FreshmanThe 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...
(1925) - Ben-HurBen-Hur (1925 film)Ben-Hur is a 1925 silent film directed by Fred Niblo. It was a blockbuster hit for newly merged Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This was the second film based on the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace...
(1925) - uncredited Crowd extra in the chariot race - For Heaven's SakeFor 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...
(1926) - The Kid BrotherThe Kid BrotherThe 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...
(1927) - SpeedySpeedy (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...
(1928) - Welcome DangerWelcome DangerWelcome Danger is a Comedy film directed by Clyde Bruckman and starring Harold Lloyd in his first talkie. Harold plays a student who helps the San Francisco police investigate a crime wave in that city's Chinatown district.-Cast:*Harold Lloyd...
(1929) - Feet FirstFeet FirstFeet 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...
(1930) - Movie CrazyMovie 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...
(1932) - The Cat's-PawThe Cat's-PawThe Cat’s-Paw is a 1934 comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Sam Taylor. It was one of the great silent film comedian’s few sound films....
(1934) - The Milky WayThe 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...
(1936) - Professor Beware (1938)
- The Sin of Harold DiddlebockThe Sin of Harold DiddlebockThe Sin of Harold Diddlebock is a 1947 comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring the silent film comic icon Harold Lloyd, and featuring Jimmy Conlin, Raymond Walburn, Rudy Vallee, Arline Judge, Edgar Kennedy, Franklin Pangborn and Lionel Stander...
(1947) or Mad Wednesday (a slightly different, re-edited version){Sequel to The Freshman}