Harold Lloyd

Babe’s Busy Week: How a Baseball Legend Turned a Small Part Into a Big Deal

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By Mitch Hemann Harold Lloyd’s final silent film, Speedy (1928), is arguably some of his finest work. In this delightful comedy, Lloyd plays a hapless, bespectacled fellow who loves baseball almost as much as he loves his girlfriend, Jane (Ann Christy). Much to Jane’s dismay, his passion for the game prevents him from keeping a … [Read more…]

Silent Comic Giant Remembered for Iconic Football Film

by Christina Kimble From The Blind Side (2009), to The Longest Yard (2005) to Remember the Titans (2000), football has played an importance in film, but The Freshman (1925) is accredited as being the trigger that inspired football in film to remain lively throughout the decades. Perhaps Harold Lloyd’s performance inspired this film’s preservation. Born … [Read more…]