Tag: harold lloyd
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The Kid Brother (1927) Review
The Kid Brother (1927) Director: Ted Wilde (though there were several directors) ★★★☆☆ The Kid Brother is another fun movie from Harold Lloyd. As usual, the Criterion Collection did a masterful job of revitalizing this Harold Lloyd film, though I prefer Lloyd’s most popular film, Safety Last! Nevertheless, it is an amusing film worth seeing for lovers of […]
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The Freshman (1925) Review
The Freshman (1925) Director: Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor ★★★★☆ The Freshman is the original college satire film. It was Harold Lloyd’s second big hit comedy film after Safety Last! in 1923. The film was shot at a variety of California college campuses, including USC. The sports teams featured at the close of the film were actually Stanford and […]
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Safety Last! (1923) Review
Safety Last! (1923) Director: Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor ★★★★★ Safety Last! is a charming film filled with both humor as well as white-knuckle intensity. Its most famous scene wherein Lloyd scales the clocktower is one of the best crafted scenes of the silent era, on par with any modern thriller. Released in 1923, Safety Last! […]
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