Harold Lloyd filmography
Actor filmography
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These are the known films of Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), an American actor and filmmaker most famous for his hugely successful and influential silent film comedies.
Most of these films are known to survive in Lloyd's personal archive collection and in various film archives around the world. Some are also available on DVD or Blu-ray. The negatives of many of Lloyd's early short films were lost in a fire at his estate in 1943. The losses include five of the six Willie Work films, 53 of the 67 Lonesome Luke films, and 15 of the 81 one-reel Glasses character films.[ 1] All of Lloyd's films from Bumping into Broadway (1919) onward exist in complete form in the archives. He carefully preserved his feature films, and they remain in excellent condition. All of the films are listed in order of release date.
Early films
1913
In most of Lloyd's early films, he appeared as an uncredited extra or in a minor supporting role.
1914
No.
Title
Release Date
Director(s)
Archive Status
8.
Twixt Love and Fire
February 23, 1914
George Nichols
Unknown
9.
Sealed Orders [ note 1]
March 30, 1914
Unknown
Unknown
10.
Samson
April 30, 1914
J. Farrell MacDonald
Unknown
11.
The Sandhill Lovers
June 15, 1914
Unknown
Unknown
12.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
September 29, 1914
J. Farrell MacDonald
Exists
13.
'Curses' They Remarked [ note 1]
November 5, 1914
Dell Henderson
Exists
14.
His Heart, His Hand and His Sword
November 9, 1914
George P. Hamilton
Lorimer Johnston
Unknown
1915
Willie Work
1915
Lonesome Luke
1915
No.
Title
Release Date
Director
Archive Status
1.
Spit-Ball Sadie
July 31, 1915
Hal Roach
Lost
2.
Terribly Stuck Up
August 28, 1915
Hal Roach
Lost
3.
A Mixup for Mazie
September 6, 1915
Hal Roach
Lost
4.
Some Baby
September 20, 1915
Hal Roach
Lost
5.
Fresh from the Farm
October 4, 1915
Hal Roach
Lost
6.
Giving Them Fits
November 1, 1915
Hal Roach
Exists
7.
Bughouse Bellhops
November 8, 1915
Hal Roach
Lost
8.
Tinkering with Trouble
November 17, 1915
Hal Roach
Lost
9.
Great While It Lasted
November 24, 1915
Hal Roach
Lost
10.
Ragtime Snap Shots
December 1, 1915
Hal Roach
Lost
11.
A Foozle at the Tee Party
December 8, 1915
Hal Roach
Lost
12.
Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks
December 15, 1915
Hal Roach
Lost
13.
Peculiar Patients' Pranks
December 22, 1915
Hal Roach
Exists
14.
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster
December 29, 1915
Hal Roach
Lost
1916
No.
Title
Release Date
Director
Archive Status
15.
Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary
January 5, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
16.
Luke Lugs Luggage
January 10, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
17.
Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury
January 19, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
18.
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up
January 31, 1916
Hal Roach
Exists
19.
Luke Foils the Villain
February 16, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
20.
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks
March 1, 1916
Hal Roach
Exists
21.
Luke Pipes the Pippins
March 15, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
22.
Lonesome Luke, Circus King
March 29, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
23.
Luke's Double
April 12, 1916
Hal Roach
Exists
24.
Them Was the Happy Days!
April 26, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
25.
Luke and the Bomb Throwers
May 8, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
26.
Luke's Late Lunchers
May 22, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
27.
Luke Laughs Last
June 5, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
28.
Luke's Fatal Flivver
June 19, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
29.
Luke's Society Mixup
June 26, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
30.
Luke's Washful Waiting
July 3, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
31.
Luke Rides Roughshod
July 10, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
32.
Luke, Crystal Gazer
July 24, 1916
Hal Roach
Exists
33.
Luke's Lost Lamb
August 7, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
34.
Luke Does the Midway
August 21, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
35.
Luke Joins the Navy
September 3, 1916
Hal Roach
Exists
36.
Luke and the Mermaids
September 17, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
37.
Luke's Speedy Club Life
October 1, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
38.
Luke and the Bang-Tails
October 15, 1916
Hal Roach
Exists
39.
Luke, the Chauffeur
October 29, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
40.
Luke's Preparedness Preparations
November 5, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
41.
Luke, the Gladiator
November 15, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
42.
Luke, Patient Provider
November 19, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
43.
Luke's Newsie Knockout
November 26, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
44.
Luke's Movie Muddle
December 3, 1916
Hal Roach
Exists
45.
Luke, Rank Impersonator
December 10, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
46.
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
December 17, 1916
Hal Roach
Lost
47.
Luke Locates the Loot
December 24, 1916
Hal Roach
Exists
48.
Luke's Shattered Sleep
December 31, 1916
Hal Roach
Exists
1917
No.
Title
Release Date
Director
Archive Status
49.
Luke's Lost Liberty
January 7, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
50.
Luke's Busy Day
January 21, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
51.
Luke's Trolley Troubles
February 4, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
52.
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer
February 18, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
53.
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire [ note 2]
February 25, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
54.
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
March 18, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
55.
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
April 15, 1917
Hal Roach
Exists
56.
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon
May 20, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
57.
Lonesome Luke, Plumber
June 17, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
58.
Stop! Luke! Listen!
July 15, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
59.
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
August 5, 1917
Hal Roach
Exists
60.
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic
August 19, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
61.
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
September 2, 1917
Hal Roach
Exists
62.
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
September 16, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
63.
Birds of a Feather
October 7, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
64.
From Laramie to London
October 21, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
65.
Love, Laughs and Lather
November 4, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
66.
Clubs Are Trump
November 18, 1917
Hal Roach
Exists
67.
We Never Sleep
December 2, 1917
Hal Roach
Lost
Glasses character ("The Boy"): one-reel shorts
1917
No.
Title
Release Date
Director(s)
Archive Status
1.
Over the Fence
September 9, 1917
Harold Lloyd
J. Farrell Macdonald
Exists
2.
Pinched
September 23, 1917
Harold Lloyd
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
3.
By the Sad Sea Waves
September 30, 1917
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
4.
Bliss
October 14, 1917
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
5.
Rainbow Island
October 28, 1917
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
6.
The Flirt
November 11, 1917
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
7.
All Aboard
November 25, 1917
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
8.
Move On
December 9, 1917
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
9.
Bashful
December 23, 1917
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
10.
Step Lively [ note 3]
December 30, 1917
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
1918
No.
Title
Release Date
Director(s)
Archive Status
11.
The Tip
January 6, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
12.
The Big Idea
January 20, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
13.
The Lamb
February 3, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Harold Lloyd
Lost
14.
Hit Him Again
February 17, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Lost
15.
Beat It
February 24, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
16.
A Gasoline Wedding
March 3, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
17.
Look Pleasant, Please
March 10, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
18.
Here Come the Girls
March 17, 1918
Fred Fishback
Exists
19.
Let's Go
March 24, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
20.
On the Jump
March 31, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
21.
Follow the Crowd [ note 3]
April 7, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
22.
Pipe the Whiskers
April 14, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
23.
It's a Wild Life
April 21, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
24.
Hey There!
April 28, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
25.
Kicked Out
May 5, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
26.
The Non-Stop Kid
May 12, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
27.
Two-Gun Gussie
May 19, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
28.
Fireman Save My Child
May 26, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
29.
The City Slicker
June 2, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
30.
Sic 'Em, Towser
June 8, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Lost
31.
Somewhere in Turkey
June 16, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
32.
Are Crooks Dishonest?
June 23, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
33.
An Ozark Romance
July 7, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
34.
Kicking the Germ Out of Germany
July 21, 1918
Alf Goulding
Lost
35.
That's Him
August 4, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
36.
Bride and Gloom
August 18, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Lost
37.
Two Scrambled
September 1, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Lost
38.
Bees in His Bonnet
September 15, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Lost
39.
Swing Your Partners
September 29, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
40.
Why Pick on Me?
October 18, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
41.
Nothing but Trouble
October 27, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
42.
Hear 'Em Rave
November 10, 1918
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
43.
Take a Chance
November 24, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
44.
She Loves Me Not
December 29, 1918
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
1919
No.
Title
Release Date
Director(s)
Archive Status
45.
Wanted – $5,000
January 12, 1919
Gilbert Pratt
Lost
46.
Going! Going! Gone! [ note 4]
January 26, 1919
Gilbert Pratt
Exists
47.
Ask Father
February 9, 1919
Hal Roach
Exists
48.
On the Fire
February 23, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
49.
I'm on My Way
March 9, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
50.
Look Out Below
March 16, 1919
Hal Roach
Exists
51.
The Dutiful Dub
March 23, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
52.
Next Aisle Over
March 30, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
53.
A Sammy in Siberia
April 6, 1919
Hal Roach
Exists
54.
Just Dropped In
April 13, 1919
Hal Roach
Exists
55.
Crack Your Heels
April 20, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
56.
Ring Up the Curtain
April 27, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
57.
Young Mr. Jazz
May 4, 1919
Hal Roach
Exists
58.
Si, Senor
May 11, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Lost
59.
Before Breakfast
May 18, 1919
Hal Roach
Exists
60.
The Marathon
May 25, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
61.
Back to the Woods
June 1, 1919
Hal Roach
Exists
62.
Pistols for Breakfast
June 8, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
63.
Swat the Crook
June 13, 1919
Hal Roach
Exists
64.
Off the Trolley
June 22, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
65.
Spring Fever
June 29, 1919
Hal Roach
Frank Terry
Exists
66.
Billy Blazes, Esq.
July 6, 1919
Hal Roach
Exists
67.
Just Neighbors
July 13, 1919
Harold Lloyd
Frank Terry
Exists
68.
At the Old Stage Door
July 20, 1919
Hal Roach
Exists
69.
Never Touched Me
July 27, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
70.
A Jazzed Honeymoon
August 3, 1919
Hal Roach
Exists
71.
Count Your Change
August 10, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
72.
Chop Suey & Co.
August 17, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
73.
Heap Big Chief
August 24, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
74.
Don't Shove
August 31, 1919
Alfred J. Goulding
Exists
75.
Be My Wife
September 7, 1919
Hal Roach
Exists
76.
The Rajah
September 14, 1919
Hal Roach
Lost
77.
He Leads, Others Follow
September 21, 1919
Hal Roach
Vincent Bryan
Lost
78.
Soft Money
September 28, 1919
Hal Roach
Vincent Bryan
Lost
79.
Count the Votes
October 5, 1919
Hal Roach
Lost
80.
Pay Your Dues
October 12, 1919
Hal Roach
Vincent Bryan
Exists
81.
His Only Father
October 19, 1919
Hal Roach
Frank Terry
Lost
Glasses character ("The Boy"): two-/three-reel shorts
From this point onward, all of Lloyd's films exist in the archives.
1919
1920
No.
Title
Release Date
Length
Director(s)
Character Type
Leading Lady
4.
His Royal Slyness
February 8, 1920
2700 ft.
Hal Roach
Book Salesman
Mildred Davis
5.
Haunted Spooks
March 21, 1920
2500 ft.
Hal Roach
Alfred J. Goulding
Rejected Suitor
Mildred Davis
6.
An Eastern Westerner
May 2, 1920
2000 ft.
Hal Roach
Wealthy New Yorker
Mildred Davis
7.
High and Dizzy
July 11, 1920
2600 ft.
Hal Roach
Doctor
Mildred Davis
8.
Get Out and Get Under
September 12, 1920
2500 ft.
Hal Roach
New Car Owner
Mildred Davis
9.
Number, Please?
December 26, 1920
2300 ft.
Hal Roach
Fred Newmeyer
Lonely Young Man
Mildred Davis
1921
No.
Title
Release Date
Length
Director(s)
Character Type
Leading Lady
10.
Now or Never
May 5, 1921
3600 ft.
Hal Roach
Fred Newmeyer
Childhood Sweetheart
Mildred Davis
11.
Among Those Present
July 3, 1921
3500 ft.
Fred Newmeyer
Ambitious Young Man
Mildred Davis
12.
I Do
September 11, 1921
2600 ft.
Fred Newmeyer
Babysitter
Mildred Davis
13.
Never Weaken
October 22, 1921
2900 ft.
Fred Newmeyer
Businessman
Mildred Davis
1923
Feature-length films
Lloyd starred in a total of 18 feature-length motion pictures, consisting of 11 silent and seven sound films. Lloyd also reedited his material into two compilation features.
Silent features
No.
Title
Release date
Length
Director(s)
Character name
Character type
Leading lady
Story
1
A Sailor-Made Man
December 25, 1921
3846 ft.
Fred Newmeyer
The Boy
Rich Idler
Mildred Davis
Must prove worthy of girl, joins navy, rescues her from a maharajah in Middle Eastern city.
2
Grandma's Boy
September 3, 1922
4841 ft.
Fred Newmeyer
The Boy (Sonny / Harold)
Meek Country Boy Granddaddy
Mildred Davis
Cowardly country boy gains courage from magic charm, Civil War flashback. Lloyd's favorite film.
3
Dr. Jack
November 23, 1922
4700 ft.
Fred Newmeyer
Dr. Jackson (Jack)
Successful Country Doctor
Mildred Davis
Small-town country doctor uses common sense to cure patients.
4
Safety Last!
April 1, 1923
6300 ft.
Fred NewmeyerSam Taylor
Harold Lloyd
Industrious Go-Getter
Mildred Davis
Country boy goes to city to be a success, ends up climbing building as stunt. Last film with Davis, whom he married.
5
Why Worry?
September 16, 1923
5500 ft.
Fred Newmeyer Sam Taylor
Harold Van Pelham
Wealthy Hypochondriac
Jobyna Ralston
Hypochondriac goes to South America for rest, lands in revolution. Last Lloyd film produced by Hal Roach .
6
Girl Shy
March 28, 1924
7457 ft.
Fred Newmeyer Sam Taylor
The Poor Boy (Harold Meadows)
Shy Dreamer
Jobyna Ralston
Shy stutterer writes book on lovemaking, must rescue girl from marrying wrong man. Race sequence at end.
7
Hot Water
October 26, 1924
4899 ft.
Sam Taylor Fred Newmeyer
Hubby
Hen-Pecked Husband
Jobyna Ralston
Family situation comedy, episodic, live turkey on trolley, madcap car ride, haunted-house finale.
8
The Freshman
September 30, 1925
6883 ft.
Sam Taylor Fred Newmeyer
Harold Lamb
College Go-Getter
Jobyna Ralston
Popularity-conscious student tries to be "Big Man on Campus," finally wins big football game and girl.
9
For Heaven's Sake
April 5, 1926
5356 ft.
Sam Taylor
The Updown Boy (J. Harold Mannors)
Debonaire Millionaire
Jobyna Ralston
Rich man aids slum mission, must get drunks to wedding on time.
10
The Kid Brother
January 17, 1927
7654 ft.
Ted Wilde J.A. Howe Lewis Milestone (uncredited) Harold Lloyd (uncredited)
Harold Hickory
Bashful Farm Boy
Jobyna Ralston
Son of sheriff must prove his manhood, captures crook, returns stolen money, wins girl.
11
Speedy
April 7, 1928 (silent version) December 15, 1928 (added dialogue sequences)
7776 ft.
Ted Wilde (silent version)Clyde Bruckman (sound version)
Harold "Speedy" Swift
Carefree City Boy
Ann Christy
Baseball -crazed city boy can't keep job, upsets mobsters plans to ruin old man's business. New York location, Babe Ruth appearance. Lloyd's only part-talking feature.
Sound features
No.
Title
Release date
Length
Director(s)
Character name
Character type
Leading lady
Story
1
Welcome Danger
October 12, 1929
10297 ft. 115 minutes
Mal St. Clair Clyde Bruckman
Harold Bledsoe
Industrious Detective
Barbara Kent
Botanist-turned-sleuth thwarts Chinese hoods in San Francisco . Lloyd's first all-talking feature.
2
Feet First
November 8, 1930
8130 ft. 90 minutes
Clyde Bruckman
Harold Horne
Ambitious Fumbler
Barbara Kent
Shoe salesman pretends to be successful businessman. Gags on boat, big-thrill building climb at end. Episodic.
3
Movie Crazy
September 23, 1932
8852 ft. 98 minutes
Clyde Bruckman
Harold Hall
Meek Fumbler
Constance Cummings
Boy tries to make good in Hollywood .
4
The Cat's-Paw
August 7, 1934
9157 ft. 102 minutes
Sam Taylor
Ezekiel Cobb
Missionary turned Reformer
Una Merkel Grace Bradley
Accidentally elected mayor, naive reformer takes brunt of political machine. Oriental setting.
5
The Milky Way
March 25, 1936
8010 ft. 89 minutes
Leo McCarey
Burleigh Sullivan
Milkman turned Prizefighter
Verree Teasdale Helen Mack Dorothy Wilson
Quick-paced verbal comedy with top supporting cast. Fixed fights send weakling to championship fight.
6
Professor Beware
July 29, 1938
8550 ft. 93 minutes
Elliott Nugent
Prof. Dean Lambert
Fumbling Professor
Phyllis Welch
Egyptologist searches for missing tablets.
7
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (original release title)
April 4, 1947
8010 ft. 89 minutes
Preston Sturges
Harold Diddlebock
Clerk turned Promotor
Frances Ramsden
Man's first drink changes him into live wire, thrill on high building again. Recut by Howard Hughes .
Mad Wednesday (re-issue title)
October 28, 1950
6930 ft. 76 minutes
Compilations
As producer only
Harold Lloyd's company Hollywood Productions made a series of short subject comedies starring Edward Everett Horton in 1927 and 1928. He also produced, but did not star in, two feature films.
Notes
^ a b c d e Unconfirmed appearance
^ From this film onwards until the end of the 'Lonesome Luke' series in December 1917, all releases were two reelers.
^ a b A print exists, despite being listed as missing in the Lloyd collection.
^ A French print exists, despite being listed as missing in the Lloyd collection.
References
Bibliography
Reilly, Adam (1977). Harold Lloyd – "The King of Daredevil Comedy." New York: Collier Books.
Schickel, Richard (1974). Harold Lloyd – The Shape of Laughter. Boston: New York Graphic Society.
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