Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy
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| Directed by | Harold Lloyd |
| Produced by | Harold Lloyd John. L. Murphy |
| Starring | Harold Lloyd |
| Distributed by | Continental Distributing |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
World of Comedy, also known as Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy, is a 1962 American documentary compilation of scenes from Harold Lloyd's best known films. The clips were personally selected by Lloyd, who also wrote the voiceover narration.[1][2]
The film marked the return of Lloyd to cinemas after an absence of more than two decades, and it included extended excerpts from the classics Safety Last! and Feet First which hadn't been publicly screened during the previous three decades.[3][4]
Reception
The film was well received by most critics and audiences as a reminder of Lloyd's creative output as the third (with Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton) of the "Big 3" great silent comedy filmmakers.[5] It premiered at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival where it received a standing ovation.[6][7][8]
Although enthusiastically well received by audiences with fond memories of Lloyd's films, the reception by younger critics was slightly more reserved. Specific criticisms include the lack of context for some of the clips[9] and cloying narration.[10][11][12]
See also
References
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- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy at IMDb
- The Harold Lloyd Trust
- ↑ Three Classic Silent Screen Comedies Starring Harold Lloyd By Donald W. McCaffrey
- ↑ The Harold Lloyd encyclopedia Annette M. D'Agostino.McFarland, 2004
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- ↑ Harold Lloyd's world of comedy William Cahn . Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1964
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- ↑ Bringing Up Oscar: The Story of the Men and Women Who Founded the Academy By Debra Ann Pawlak.
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- ↑ “Alexander Walker Outstanding and outspoken film critic and writer”. The Guardian. 16 July 2003 .
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- ↑ "Lloyd, Harold". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains edited by David J. Wishart
- ↑ Review in the New York Times
