His royal slyness with safety last on criterion bluray 1920. He is summoned back to his homeland where a princess is waiting for him. An american book salesman lloyd is persuaded to go to the kingdom of thermosa to impersonate the prince. Bumping into broadway 1919, his royal slyness 1920, in the second. Thring, also known as his loyal highness australia alternative title and title in the united kingdom, starring george wallace in his feature film debut. Instead of going, he sends a doppleganger ialso lloyd in his place.
Roach and walkers his royal slyness is an american blackandwhite silent short film from 1920, so this one came out briefly after world war i and it is only 3 more years until it has its 100thn anniversary. Seven features and eight shorts will be available for rental or download to own on itunes beginning december 15th in the us and around the world. Dvd special edition features new 4k digital restoration musical score by composer carl davis from 1992, synchronized and restored under his supervision audio commentary featuring bruce goldstein, director of repertory programming at new yorks film forum, and turner classic movies program director scott mcgee in the footsteps. Full list of 1920 movies streaming online reelgood. The revolution succeeds and the american is elected president of the new republic. A prince lloyd goes to america where he finds love. Jazz 1919, and his royal slyness 1920, with commentary by correll and film writer john bengtson locations and effects, a new documentary featuring bengtson and visualeffects expert craig barron. An impersonator is elected the first president of a. Along with the feature grandmas boy 1922, in which lloyd plays a smalltown milquetoast who overcomes his meekness to help catch a killer, the collection includes the shorts are crooks dishonest. The following is a list of animated shorts of the year 1920 that belong to series that lasted several years. Locations and effects, a new documentary featuring bengtson and. Chaplin is the sweet innocent, keaton the stoic outsider, but lloydthe modern guy. Long before he landed in movies, his early business savvy was evident. In this instance, lloyd plays a brash american book salesman who travels to a country called thermosa to find that hes a ringer for the dissolute local prince, who is supposedly attending school in the u.
Full list of 1920 movies and tv shows streaming online reelgood. All aboard 1917 harold lloyd bebe daniels snub pollard alfred j goulding. His royal slyness is a 1920 american short comedy film featuring harold lloyd. Haunted spooks 1920 get out and get under 1920 number, please. A formidable athlete, lloyd mined humor from a relentless series of situational and physical gags involving. He is greeted by a peasants revolt before the real prince shows up to claim his throne and princess. Celebrate the legacy of pioneering silent film comedian harold lloyd in this assortment of his most beloved works. The harold lloyd tworeel comedy his royal slyness 1919 is a variation on a popular theme of its time, the american who somehow becomes ruler of a faraway, exotic and fictional land. This unprecedented release follows on the heels of the criterion collections dvd. While in san diego the lloyds discovered that the edison film company was looking for. With harold lloyd, mildred davis, snub pollard, gus leonard.
A poet pining over the death of his lover finds a young girl on a lake shore. Much like keaton, lloyds best comedy is in his physical action. His royal slyness 1920 haunted spooks 1920 an eastern westerner 1920 high and dizzy 1920. His royal slyness 1920 an impersonator is elected the first president of a country. Illfortune entered lloyds life about 18 months before his death. Speedy was the last silent feature to star harold lloydand one of his very best. The prince of razzamatazz is in america cavorting with verona vermuth when he receives word from his father via his tutorbodyguard that princess florelle of thermosa will be choosing the coveted role of her prince, it between him and the prince of roquefort, and that he is to appear before the royal court of thermosa. Jazz 1919 the marathon 1919, bumping into broadway 1919, his royal slyness 1920, in the second.
He was born in sacramento, california, and died in palo alto, california. Safety last and the freshman, yet film aficionados consider it one of his best. Safety last by fred newmeyer, sam taylor fred newmeyer. In this instance, lloyd plays a brash american book salesman who travels to a country called thermosa to find that hes a ringer for the dissolute local prince, who is supposedly. Texas digital newspaper program and was provided to the portal to texas history by the unt libraries. This film was remade in 1927 as long fliv the king which featured oliver hardy cast. The slapstick legend reprises his glasses character, this time as a goodnatured but scatterbrained new yorker who cant keep a job. The film was remade in 1927 as long fliv the king, which. For heavens sake san francisco silent film festival. A kidney ailment was finally diagnosed as cancer and on march 8, 1971, he died in his beverly hills home. In his most famous film, harold lloyd plays a smalltown boy who moves to the big city and to impress his girl back home, tells her hes a department store manager, when in reality hes merely a clerk. Jazz 1919, and his royal slyness 1920, with commentary by correll and film writer john bengtson locations and effects, a new documentary featuring bengtson and special effects expert craig barron. He enjoyed touring on college campuses during the 1960s, showing his 1920s silent classics to a new generation of film fans.
Seven features and eight shorts will be available for. Caligari 1920 the kid 1921 nosferatu 1922 safety last 1923 greed 1924 the last laugh 1924 sherlock jr. His royal slyness 1920 his royal slyness 1920 user. Random media and harold lloyd entertainment are pleased to announce the release of 100 years of harold lloyd, fifteen works from the library of legendary silent film star harold lloyd. Seven features and eight shorts will be available for rental or download to own on itunes beginning. To download a vintage biography of harold lloyd from 1924s blue book of the screen, please click here 267 kb. The harold lloyd collection 1 silent movie on movies unlimited. Charles stevenson october, 1887 july 4, 1943 was an american film actor of the silent era. Pages in category 1920 short films the following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
It marked the final colloboration with frequent costar snub pollard, who moved on to star in his own series of films following this release. Felix the cat 19191936 a frolic with felix january 25, 1920. That great original, harold lloyd, debuts on itunes with 100 years of harold lloyd. It marked the final colloboration with frequent costar snub pollard, who moved. Safety last 1923 pokes fun at the lengths that a 1920s man would go to to be a success, and its also the movie in which harold lloyds trademark comedy of thrills produced the timeless image of lloyds dangling precariously from a clock above a busy city street. His royal slyness 1920 the harold lloyd tworeel comedy his royal slyness 1919 is a variation on a popular theme of its time, the american who somehow becomes ruler of a faraway, exotic and fictional land.
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