Harold Lloyd

in VHS & Print

Harold Lloyd in VHS

All films produced before 1929 are silent with musical score.

Dr. Jack. Country doctor Harold sets out to cure lethargic Mildred Davis. Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor directed this comedy. 1922. 72 min. VH1/DRJA-0001.

Films of Harold Lloyd #2 includes All Aboard, Two Gun Gussie, City Slicker, Why Pick on Me, Ask Father, and I'm on My Way. Directed by Lloyd and Hal Roach. 1917-1918. 72 min. VH2/FILM-0006.

Films of Harold Lloyd #3. Harold quits his job in Spring Fever, rollerskates in Don't Shove, joins a lodge in Pay Your Dues, and impersonates a king in His Royal Slyness. Also, Harold's brother Gaylord in Dodge Your Debts. Directed by Lloyd and Hal Roach. 1919-1921. 69 min. VH2/FILM-0007.

Girl Shy. Shy tailor's apprentice Harold Lloyd travels to the big city in hopes of finding a publisher for the collection of romances he has written. Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor directed. 1924. 88 min. VH1/GIRL-0007.

Grandma's Boy. A young man (Harold) turns to his grandmother (Anna Townsend) for advice on how to defeat his rival (Charles Stevenson) and win the heart of his girl (Mildred Davis). Fred Newmayer directed. Silent with musical score. 1922. 68 min. VH1/GRAN-0005.

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius. Kevin Brownlow and David Gill salute the great silent film comedian. 1989. 110 min. VH2/HARO-0001.

Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy. Lloyd himself compiled this selection of favorite scenes from his silent and sound comedies. 1962. 98 min. VH2/HARO-0002.

Hot Water. Lloyd rides a trolley with a live turkey in his arms and a crab in his pants, takes his family on a disastrous auto outing, and thinks he has poisoned his mother-in-law. Directed by Sam Taylor and Fred Newmeyer. 1924. 60 min. VH1/HOTW-0001.

The Kid Brother. In this beautifully restored print of Ted Wilde and J.A. Howe's pastoral comedy, Harold plays a lad who must prove himself to his manly father and brothers. 1927. 83 min. VH1/KIDB-0001.

Legends of Comedy: 1: The Golden Age of Comedy: The '20s and '30s. John C. Feld compiles clips of Lloyd, Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, and others. 1992. 55 min. VH2/LEGE-0005.

The Milky Way. A naive milkman (Lloyd) rises to fame as a boxer, unaware that his unscrupulous promoter (Adolphe Menjou) has been fixing all his fights. Leo McCarey's comedy was remade as The Kid from Brooklyn (VH1/KIDF-2). 1936. 88 min. VH1/MILK-0002.

Safety Last. Department store clerk Lloyd is forced to carry out a dangerous publicity stunt: scaling the side of the building as a human fly! The sight of Harold dangling from the arms of a clock is a landmark image in motion picture history. Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor directed this hair-raising comedy. 1923. 74 min. VH1/SAFE-0001.

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock. Fired from his job, accountant Harold gets drunk and buys a circus. Lloyd's last picture, written and directed by Preston Sturgess, is also known as Mad Wednesday. 1946. 90 min. VH1/SINO-0002.

Slapstick Encyclopedia: A Celebration of American Silent Comedy. Harold appears in Hal Roach: The Lot of Fun. 1998. 133 min. VH2/SLAP-0006.

Speedy. Lloyd races to save NYC's last horse-drawn trolley. Ted Wilde's break-neck comedy features a cameo by Babe Ruth. 1928. 71 min. VH1/SPEE-0001.

Books About Harold Lloyd

William Cahn's Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy (791.4302 Lloyd C)

Annette M. D'Agostino's Harold Lloyd: A Bio-bibliography (791.4302 Lloyd D)

Tom Dardis' Harold Lloyd: The Man on the Clock (791.4302 Lloyd D)

Harold Lloyd's An American Comedy (791.4302 Lloyd)

Adam Reilly's Harold Lloyd: The King of Daredevil Comedy (791.4302 Lloyd R)

Schickel, Richard. Harold Lloyd: The Shape of Laughter (OV 791.4302 Lloyd S)

List compiled by Jonathan Guildroy

October 2002