Interesting to see Harold with both of his hands intact. 1917 was the year he lost part of his right hand in an explosion on set. Only 3 months later, he was back in the saddle, wearing a prosthetic glove for the rest of his career. What a trooper!
Addendum to my comment. The explosion took place not on set as you said but at a professional photographer's office while HL was doing publicity photos.
It’s interesting to see the makeup in the days of silent film. Notice how much paler the actors faces are, compared to their neck and hands. How the lips and eyes were painted dark, not just for dramatic effect, but for black and white. Acting and makeup was a whole new world for the silent age. Amazing work.
It's mostly the film stock before panchromatic film was used. Red lips and lipstick looked black, skin and blond hair looked washed out, and pale blue came out white not a shade of gray. Harold had freckles to cover with that white pancake he used, and after his "accident" (8/1919) a few scars to cover and heal.
Bull! Why do you keep putting up this falsehood? Harold and Mildred were married at St. John's Episcopal church and Harold was a top Shriner official and at one time chairman of the Shriner's Hospital Board of Directors. Harold was no Roman catholic and you know it. Stop this insane trolling on every HL video.
Mr. G. I've just begun to watch some of your Chaplin videos and commentary. I'm surprised you have time for HL. Where you found the Lonesome Luke film in your Chaplin imitator video is anyone's guess since the Lloyd family trust channel here at YT only has two LL films I believe. But on to Harold. You see him as a poor imitator turned what? Certainly not a fellow genius since you are from the school of CC walks on hallowed ground and we must all bow and shout hosanna.. OK by accent you're British so root for the home team. Oh yeah, the political angle. Mr. C. is that of course, and HL was, off screen, a conservative. His character was essentially American. Give me a barrier and I'll overcome it through pluck, luck and the love of a good woman. No class oppression, sorry.
My 'Chaplin-itis' presentation was purely to show the influence and impact he had on the world of comedy. As a viewer, I love Lloyd's work just as much as Chaplin. : )
@@DaveGlass Thank you for taking the time to kindly respond. I add I fully recognize the historical importance of Chaplin and his oversized influence on silent comics. I'm sure we are both pleased HL is getting better known here in his native USA, even if some in the film school/"auteur" US community are hostile. Sigh, politics.
Hes so funny and so so handsome 🤭
you are sooo real for that
Interesting to see Harold with both of his hands intact. 1917 was the year he lost part of his right hand in an explosion on set. Only 3 months later, he was back in the saddle, wearing a prosthetic glove for the rest of his career. What a trooper!
Wrong August 1919 during the filming of "Haunted Spooks". The rest of your comment is spot on.
Addendum to my comment. The explosion took place not on set as you said but at a professional photographer's office while HL was doing publicity photos.
It’s interesting to see the makeup in the days of silent film. Notice how much paler the actors faces are, compared to their neck and hands. How the lips and eyes were painted dark, not just for dramatic effect, but for black and white.
Acting and makeup was a whole new world for the silent age. Amazing work.
It's mostly the film stock before panchromatic film was used. Red lips and lipstick looked black, skin and blond hair looked washed out, and pale blue came out white not a shade of gray. Harold had freckles to cover with that white pancake he used, and after his "accident" (8/1919) a few scars to cover and heal.
I'm so in love with him ♡
Fascinating early film. Thanks for posting.
I want to live back in the early 20's. When people were real and fun.
Hahaha I've laughed all the movie! Very interesting!
Ahhhh, the ubiquitous banana peel gag.
So sweet and funny!
+MAC She entered in films years before harold,at the very tender age of nine.
Seems Buster Keaton took the sign and the egg gag from this short and used them in his film College
I was convinced the guy rampaging with the gun was Groucho Marx at first,
+Simon Groucho didn't make his film debut,until a few years later.with his three brothers in lost short film entitled humorisk.
The ideas that HL gave the world were awesome - a genius!
And was a true Catholic!
Amen.
I thought he was a Mason?
@@spencerfrankclayton4348 He was a Shriner and was buried out of what was then a Masonic Temple. This clown posts this lie on every HL video.
Bull! Why do you keep putting up this falsehood? Harold and Mildred were married at St. John's Episcopal church and Harold was a top Shriner official and at one time chairman of the Shriner's Hospital Board of Directors. Harold was no Roman catholic and you know it. Stop this insane trolling on every HL video.
@@DaveGlass Why do you" Amen" a falsehood? Don't you know anything about HL's life?
I must’ve missed something. Why did the guy start shooting?
He didn’t get his pasta on time. 😆
Unfortunate Italian stereotype maybe---gangster with gun who didn't get his pasta quickly enough.
Nowadays, something like that could happen because they didn't get their food on time!
1:42 :D
Mr. G. I've just begun to watch some of your Chaplin videos and commentary. I'm surprised you have time for HL. Where you found the Lonesome Luke film in your Chaplin imitator video is anyone's guess since the Lloyd family trust channel here at YT only has two LL films I believe. But on to Harold. You see him as a poor imitator turned what? Certainly not a fellow genius since you are from the school of CC walks on hallowed ground and we must all bow and shout hosanna.. OK by accent you're British so root for the home team. Oh yeah, the political angle. Mr. C. is that of course, and HL was, off screen, a conservative. His character was essentially American. Give me a barrier and I'll overcome it through pluck, luck and the love of a good woman. No class oppression, sorry.
My 'Chaplin-itis' presentation was purely to show the influence and impact he had on the world of comedy. As a viewer, I love Lloyd's work just as much as Chaplin. : )
@@DaveGlass Thank you for taking the time to kindly respond. I add I fully recognize the historical importance of Chaplin and his oversized influence on silent comics. I'm sure we are both pleased HL is getting better known here in his native USA, even if some in the film school/"auteur" US community are hostile. Sigh, politics.
@@DaveGlass雖然勞埃德已經離世53年但這個作品仍然很有特色