Harold Lloyd's feature films

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Harold Lloyd (1893–1971) 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. 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.

1 Silent features
2 Sound features
3 Compilations
4 As producer only
5 See also

[edit] Silent features

#	Title	Release Date	Length	Director	Character Name	Character Type	Leading Lady	Story
1	A Sailor-Made Man	Dec. 25, 1921	3846 ft.	Fred Newmeyer	The Boy	Rich Idler	Mildred Davis	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	Sept. 3, 1922	4841 ft.	Fred Newmeyer	The Boy (Sonny / Harold)	Meek Country Boy	Mildred Davis	Cowardly country boy gains courage from magic charm; Civil War flashback; delicate characterization. Lloyd's favorite film.
2	Grandma's Boy	Sept. 3, 1922	4841 ft.	Fred Newmeyer	Granddaddy	Meek Country Boy	Mildred Davis
3	Doctor Jack	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!	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.
4	Safety Last!	April 1, 1923	6300 ft.	Sam Taylor	Harold Lloyd	Industrious Go-Getter	Mildred Davis
5	Why Worry?	September 16, 1923	5500 ft.	Fred Newmeyer	Harold Van Pelham	Wealthy Hypocondriac	Jobyna Ralston	Hypochondriac goes to South America for rest, lands in revolution. Funniest for sheer number of gags. Last Lloyd film produced by Hal Roach.
5	Why Worry?	September 16, 1923	5500 ft.	Sam Taylor	Harold Van Pelham	Wealthy Hypocondriac	Jobyna Ralston
6	Girl Shy	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.
6	Girl Shy	March 28, 1924	7457 ft.	Sam Taylor	The Poor Boy (Harold Meadows)	Shy Dreamer	Jobyna Ralston
7	Hot Water	November 2, 1924	4899 ft.	Sam Taylor	Hubby	Hen-Pecked Husband	Jobyna Ralston	Family situation comedy; episodic; live turkey on trolley, madcap car ride, hi haunted-house finale.
7	Hot Water	November 2, 1924	4899 ft.	Fred Newmeyer	Hubby	Hen-Pecked Husband	Jobyna Ralston
8	The Freshman	September 30, 1925	6883 ft.	Sam Taylor	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.
8	The Freshman	September 30, 1925	6883 ft.	Fred Newmeyer	Harold Lamb	College Go-Getter	Jobyna Ralston
9	For Heaven's Sake	April 5, 1926	5356 ft.	Sam Taylor	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	January 17, 1927	7654 ft.	Lewis Milestone	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's key elements.
10	The Kid Brother	January 17, 1927	7654 ft.	Ted Wilde	Harold Hickory	Bashful Farm Boy	Jobyna Ralston
11	Speedy	April 7, 1928	7776 ft.	Ted Wilde	Harold "Speedy" Smith	Carefree City Boy	Ann Christy	Baseball-crazed city boy can't keep job, upsets mobsters' plans to ruin old man's business. New York location; Babe Ruth appearance; great chase.

[edit] 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	Botanist-turned-sleuth thwarts Chinese hoods in San Francisco. Lloyd's first talkie; a bit crude but interesting.
1	Welcome Danger	October 12, 1929	115 min.	Clyde Bruckman	Harold Bledsoe	Industrious Detective	Barbara Kent
2	Feet First	November 8, 1930	8130 ft.	Clyde Bruckman	Harold Horne	Ambitious Fumbler	Barbara Kent	Shoe salesman pretends to be successful businessman. Gags on boat; big-thrill building climb at end. Episodic.
2	Feet First	November 8, 1930	90 min.	Clyde Bruckman	Harold Horne	Ambitious Fumbler	Barbara Kent
3	Movie Crazy	September 23, 1932	8852 ft.	Clyde Bruckman	Harold Hall	Meek Fumbler	Constance Cummings	Boy tries to make good in Hollywood. Some good gags and action; complex love interest.
3	Movie Crazy	September 23, 1932	98 min.	Clyde Bruckman	Harold Hall	Meek Fumbler	Constance Cummings
4	The Cat's-Paw	August 7, 1934	9157 ft.	Sam Taylor	Ezekiel Cobb	Missionary turned Reformer	Una Merkel	Accidentally elected mayor, naive reformer takes brunt of political machine. Oriental setting, strange political overtones.
4	The Cat's-Paw	August 7, 1934	102 min.	Sam Taylor	Ezekiel Cobb	Missionary turned Reformer	Grace Bradley
5	The Milky Way	March 25, 1936	8010 ft.	Leo McCarey	Burleigh Sullivan	Milkman turned Prizefighter	Verree Teasdale	Quick-paced verbal comedy with top supporting cast. Fixed fights send weakling to championship fight. Best Lloyd talkie.
			89 min.				Helen Mack
			89 min.				Dorothy Wilson
6	Professor Beware	July 29, 1938	8550 ft.	Elliott Nugent	Prof. Dean Lambert	Fumbling Professor	Phyllis Welch	Egyptologist searches for missing tablets.
6	Professor Beware	July 29, 1938	93 min.	Elliott Nugent	Prof. Dean Lambert	Fumbling Professor	Phyllis Welch	Egyptologist searches for missing tablets.
7	The Sin of Harold Diddlebock [original release title]	April 4, 1947	8010 ft.	Preston Sturges	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.
	The Sin of Harold Diddlebock [original release title]	April 4, 1947	89 min.
	Mad Wednesday [re-issue title]	October 28, 1950
			6930 ft.
			76 min.

[edit] Compilations

#	Title	Release Date	Description
1	Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy	1962	An anthology of comedy sequences, mostly from Safety Last, The Freshman, Hot Water, Why Worry?, Girl Shy, Professor Beware, Movie Crazy, and Feet First.
2	The Funny Side of Life	1963	Another compilation, produced and edited by Lloyd. Not generally distributed in the United States.

[edit] As producer only

Harold Lloyd 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	Richard Jones	Lucille Ball, George Murphy, Edmund O'Brien, and Franklin Pangborn
2	My Favorite Spy	1941	Norman Z. McLeod	Kay Kyser, Ellen Drew, Jane Wyman, Robert Armstrong, and William Demerest