Talk:Harold Lloyd/Archive 1

Query
Back in the 80s I used to watch a TV series that had compilations of Harold LLoyd stunts. IT had a theme tune that went "Hooray for Harold LLoyd ..... a pair of glasses and a smile". Was this a re-edited version of of the World of Comedy and The Funny Side of Life films? Jooler 21:52, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

"Glass" not "Glasses"
Suzanne Lloyd and Annette D'Agostino Lloyd on the commentary for The Kid Brother (on the DVD boxed collection) says that Harold Lloyd called that character "the Glass character", not "the Glasses character", so I'm being bold and changing it! Signinstranger 21:53, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, I don't think this is even a remotely controversial point. Every source originating from Lloyd himself of the Lloyd estate indicates that this character is properly called the "Glass Character." E.g., http://www.haroldlloyd.com/news/important.asp —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.38.149.98 (talk) 04:02, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

This should not be changed back. His Character was the Glass Character. See http://www.haroldlloyd.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=117:why-harold-lloyd-is-important&catid=44:articles&Itemid=174 89.168.142.151 (talk) 00:27, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

NPOV tag
sorry to tag it, but I noticed use of such words as 'great' and 'legendary' easily remedied and I may do it later. ReverendG 14:43, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism
If this is you (the guy who keeps changing the Chaplin and Lloyd articles), speak up. What exactly are you trying to do? I've reverted all of your edits as vandalism because you're pushing POV and are also changing the name of a film from "The Third Genius" to "The First Genius". Keep in mind that whether or not you think Harold Lloyd was first doesn't matter - the name of the film is "The Third Genius", so don't change it. Esn 00:03, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Trivia
Worth mentioning that his name is directly homaged in the popular 1994 movie Dumb and Dumber - where the two main characters are called Harry and Lloyd?

Barcelona Trailer, 1929
I see dans one book Spanish dedicated to movies in Spanish produced by Hollyood in the 30 years. CITA EN HOLLYWOOD (1991), Ediones Mensajero, Juan B. Heinink and Robert G. Dickson. BARCELONA TRAILER (1929), 60 minutes. For the Exposición Internacional de 1929 in Barcelona. Cast: Billie Dove, Louise Fazenda, Clara Bow, Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Raquel Torres, Lupe Velez, Farinita, Norma Shearer, Norma Taldmage, Gilbert Roland, Laura La Plante, Maurice Chevalier (this sing in Spanish!), Dolores del Rio and others. This movie is lost!!!!! --Estruch 22:24, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Director?
Lloyd is credited as being a film director in the opening paragraph. I can't find any example of this. He was a producer of most of his feature films, a couple of RKO films and his later compilations, however.--81.106.245.209 22:45, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * He very rarely credited himself; he was pretty humble about that sort of thing. However, as I understand it, he pretty much had all of the ideas for what was going to be filmed. He just didn't do the actual filming. IMDB lists him as an uncredited director for a number of films, though you shouldn't necessarily trust IMDB, of course. Esn (talk) 09:04, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Template deletion
Template:Harold Lloyd has been nominated for deletion, as far as I can understand it, on the grounds that actors don't influence their films that much. Please have your say over here before this Wednesday (I think). Esn (talk) 09:04, 22 January 2008 (UTC)