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"American Masters" Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)
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Writers:
Kevin Brownlow (writer)
David Gill (writer)
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Original Air Date:
November 1989
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A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
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absolutely GREAT more (4 total)
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(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Harold Lloyd | ... | Himself / 'Glasses' Character / Willie Work / Harlod Diddlebock / Harold Hall / Harold Horne / Lonesome Luke / Speedy / Harold Hickory / Dr. Jackson / Hottentott / Harold Lamb (archive footage) |
| Lindsay Anderson | ... | Narrator |
| David Chasman | ... | Himself |
 | Jack Lemmon | ... | Himself |
| Peter Robeck | ... | Himself |
| William Bakewell | ... | Himself |
| Jack Davis | ... | Himself |
| Alva Lyons | ... | Himself |
| Gloria Lloyd Roberts | ... | Herself |
| Hal Roach | ... | Himself |
| Jane Novak | ... | Herself |
| Andrew L. Stone | ... | Himself |
| Walter Kerr | ... | Himself |
| Frances Metzger | ... | Herself |
| Peggy Cartwright | ... | Herself |
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USA:105 min
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Edited from Love, Loot and Crash (1915) more
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In addition to BUSTER KEATON--A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW, this is about the best bio of silent comedians I have ever seen. While not as long and involved as the Keaton series, it was a top-notch production with wonderful information and facts throughout. In particular, they presented never before seen photos that showed HOW they did the seemingly dangerous stunts in SAFETY LAST and several other Lloyd movies. Now that he has been dead for many years, we find out that these incredibly dangerous movies weren't quite as dangerous as they looked--and this was all achieved thanks to the genius of Lloyd. The pictures actually show EXACTLY how these optical illusions were created--as for me, this made me admire the films even more--to achieve such spectacular results with the special effects of the 1920s is amazing. A wonderful documentary for all lovers of cinema and those in particular who love this great but forgotten comic.
FYI--Fortunately, while this is a nearly perfect film about Lloyd, there are also two wonderful similar documentaries about Charlie Chaplin (Unknown Chaplin) and Buster Keaton (Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow)--both written by the same two writers who made this wonderful film. See them all if you get a chance!!