Harold Lloyd was the Tom Cruise of the 20s / Tribute to the third genius of comedy

Charso Press: According to the Hollywood Reporter, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Harold Lloyd’s famous film “The Last Safety of All”, a ceremony will be held at the Academy Museum on Sunday with the presence of Susan Lloyd, the comedian’s granddaughter. He’s going to talk about why his grandfather’s legacy of comedy and excitement lives on.

Although this classic comedy turns 100 years old this year, with the serious actions of this film, it is unbelievable that it dates back to the era of silent cinema. To commemorate this film, Sunday is going to be one of the “Silent Sundays” films at the Akran Academy Museum, and with the accompaniment of live orchestral music, the sense of suspense and fear of its height will intensify.

Susan Lloyd, Lloyd’s granddaughter, will also be present in this program. He has been working as a guardian to preserve his grandfather’s memorabilia for decades. In this film, the 1920s superstar climbing a skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles and finally hanging from a hanging clock face has become one of the most iconic images in the history of cinema.

“Maybe he was the Tom Cruise of the 1920s,” Susan says. I met Tom Cruise and talked to him about it. He’s a big fan of Harold and so is Christopher McQuarrie (director of the Mission: Impossible franchise). Harold always wanted to take things further, even though his on-screen persona was seemingly gentle and even grumpy at times, he was also known as an action hero and created really exciting images.

Sunday’s special will also honor another hero: composer Carl Davis, who died in Britain on Aug. 3 at age 86, shocking Susan Lloyd, who worked with him for decades on scores for this and other Harold Lloyd films.

Harold Lloyd was the sixth founding member of the Oscar Academy and his best friend Doug Fairbanks was the president and founder of the Academy. So Susan says the best thing to do is to take Harold out and show him to those who haven’t seen him or experienced his work and you’ll see how everyone laughs.

Susan Lloyd tries hard to bring young people who are not familiar with Lloyd’s world to her grandfather’s cinematic world. He says: “I take Harold’s movies to schools in Los Angeles and tell sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, ‘This boy with glasses is like Harry Potter’s older brother.’

Although Harold Lloyd is sometimes ranked as the third great star and genius of silent comedy after Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, but it seems that in the 21st century, Harold Lloyd should be considered more as Keaton’s and Chaplin’s counterpart.

Harold Lloyd, who was born in 1893 and died in 1971, was an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and stuntman who acted in many silent comedies. Between 1914 and 1947, he made about 200 silent and talking comedy films. Most of his films featured thrilling sequences of long chase scenes and daring physical actions. Although he was injured while taking some publicity photos in 1919, he did his own stunts.