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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.
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 films with their own pages:'''
'''Lloyd films with their own pages:'''
* ''[[The Freshman (Film)|The Freshman]]''
* ''[[The Freshman]]''
* ''[[Safety Last (Film)|Safety Last]]''
* ''[[Safety Last]]''
* ''[[Never Weaken (Film)|Never Weaken]]''
* ''[[Never Weaken]]''


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* [[Construction Zone Calamity]]: ''Never Weaken''
* [[Construction Zone Calamity]]: ''Never Weaken''
* [[The Danza]]: His characters were usually named "Harold".
* [[The Danza]]: His characters were usually named "Harold".
* [[Everything's Better With Monkeys]]: One in a sailor suit causes much trouble for Harold in ''The Kid Brother''.
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: One in a sailor suit causes much trouble for Harold in ''The Kid Brother''.
* [[Fake-Out Opening]]: Many of his films start with a misleading opening as a gag.
* [[Fake-Out Opening]]: Many of his films start with a misleading opening as a gag.
* [[Flipping the Bird]]: In ''Speedy''. In 1928. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4w77jd1KEQ To his own reflection in a mirror.]
* [[Flipping the Bird]]: In ''Speedy''. In 1928. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4w77jd1KEQ To his own reflection in a mirror.]
* [[Fun With Subtitles]]: In ''The Kid Brother'' Harold keeps calling out to the girl he likes as she walks farther and farther away, leading to a title card with a tiny "Goodbye" in the center of the screen.
* [[Fun with Subtitles]]: In ''The Kid Brother'' Harold keeps calling out to the girl he likes as she walks farther and farther away, leading to a title card with a tiny "Goodbye" in the center of the screen.
** To a far greater extent than Keaton or Chaplin, Lloyd used the title cards for gags.
** To a far greater extent than Keaton or Chaplin, Lloyd used the title cards for gags.
* [[Happy Ending]]: almost all of them.
* [[Happy Ending]]: almost all of them.
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=== Harold Lloyd [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] in fiction: ===
=== Harold Lloyd [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] in fiction: ===
* The main character in the animated ''[[Atlantis the Lost Empire (Disney)|Atlantis the Lost Empire]]'' was a mix between Harold Lloyd and [[James Stewart]].
* The main character in the animated ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire|Atlantis the Lost Empire]]'' was a mix between Harold Lloyd and [[James Stewart]].
* ''[[Batman the Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'': In the episode "Emperor Joker!", one of the Joker's [[Mook|mooks]] is a huge, muscular version of Lloyd, [[Shown Their Work|with a prosthetic hand]] (he tries to punch Batman with it. Blink and you might not realize it's prosthetic).
* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'': In the episode "Emperor Joker!", one of the Joker's [[Mook|mooks]] is a huge, muscular version of Lloyd, [[Shown Their Work|with a prosthetic hand]] (he tries to punch Batman with it. Blink and you might not realize it's prosthetic).
* ''[[Futurama]]'': Zoidberg's uncle Harold Zoid (voiced by Hank Azaria), a former silent film star, is a reference to Lloyd.
* ''[[Futurama]]'': Zoidberg's uncle Harold Zoid (voiced by Hank Azaria), a former silent film star, is a reference to Lloyd.
* [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Hugo (Film)|Hugo]]'' includes the famous ''Safety Last'' scene pictured above, and in a later scene Hugo dangles from a clock.
* [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Hugo]]'' includes the famous ''Safety Last'' scene pictured above, and in a later scene Hugo dangles from a clock.
* [[Jackie Chan]] also copied the clock scene from ''Safety Last'' in ''Project A'', as well as scenes from [[Buster Keaton]]'s ''Sherlock Jr.'' and [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s ''[[Modern Times]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdiNGHL99YM Compare the scenes here].
* [[Jackie Chan]] also copied the clock scene from ''Safety Last'' in ''Project A'', as well as scenes from [[Buster Keaton]]'s ''Sherlock Jr.'' and [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s ''[[Modern Times]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdiNGHL99YM Compare the scenes here].


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