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Harold Lloyd was one of the biggest stars of Hollywood's silent film era. Along with [[Charlie Chaplin]] and [[Buster Keaton]], he dominated the silent comedy genre in the 1920s.
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Lloyd split with Roach and became his own boss during his era of greatest success, the 1920s. Unlike Chaplin and Keaton, he never took credit as a writer or director of his films despite closely controlling all aspects of production. His films during these years became famous for thrilling, elaborate stuntwork and long chase sequences, all of which were performed by Lloyd himself.
Lloyd attempted to adapt the Glasses Character for talkies but met with gradually diminishing returns and was essentially retired by 1938. He held the copyright to most of his features and was reluctant to show them in revivals or on television, and consequently his reputation
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* ''[[The Freshman]]''
* ''[[Safety Last!]]''
* ''[[Never Weaken]]''
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* [[Banana Peel]]: ''The Flirt'' (1917).
* [[Banana Republic]]: Lloyd goes to one in ''Why Worry?'' and ends up in the middle of a revolution.
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[[Category:Harold Lloyd]]
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