A Silent Stage: Harold Leader's Death Leaves A Vacancy In Comedy

For a “niche” area of film history that’s so often.

Webharold clayton lloyd sr.

As the blindfolded hero sits in his office chair, preparing to fire the gun he’s pointed at his heart,.

Webthis, of course, is only a brief sampling of the many, many obscure or just plain forgotten faces of silent comedy.

Webthe 1928 comedy classic “speedy” is officially known as clown genius harold lloyd’s last silent film.

Webin blending these vivid modern dialogue scenes with classic visual comedy, harold lloyd had finally made a sound film the equal of his best silents.

Webthough he may be the least known and appreciated of the three geniuses of the era of silent comedy, harold lloyd was a giant working among bigger giants and he.

(1923) is one of the greatest icons in all of film.

His 1929 comedy “welcome danger”.

Webharold lloyd died in 1971 and when he did his films more or less faded into obscurity (unlike those of chaplin, keaton and laurel and hardy).