Harold Lloyd 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.

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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.

No.TitleRelease DateDirectorArchive Status
1. The Old Monk's Tale February 15, 1913 J. Searle Dawley Exists
2. Cupid in a Dental Parlor [note 1] March 2, 1913 Mack Sennett Unknown
3. His Chum the Baron [note 1] March 12, 1913 Henry Lehrman
4.Algy on the Force [note 1] March 28, 1913
5. The Twelfth Juror April 19, 1913 George Lessey
6. Hulda of Holland April 21, 1913J. Searle Dawley
7. Rory o' the Bogs December 20, 1913 J. Farrell MacDonald

1914

No.TitleRelease DateDirector(s)Archive Status
8. Twixt Love and Fire February 23, 1914George NicholsUnknown
9.Sealed Orders [note 1] March 30, 1914Unknown
10. Samson April 30, 1914J. Farrell MacDonald
11.The Sandhill LoversJune 15, 1914Unknown
12. The Patchwork Girl of Oz September 29, 1914J. Farrell MacDonaldExists
13.'Curses' They Remarked [note 1] November 5, 1914Dell Henderson
14.His Heart, His Hand and His SwordNovember 9, 1914George P. Hamilton

Lorimer Johnston

Unknown

1915

No.TitleRelease DateDirector(s)Archive Status
15. Hogan's Romance Upset February 13, 1915 Charles Avery Exists
16. Love, Loot and Crash April 24, 1915Nick Cogley
17. Their Social Splash April 26, 1915Arvid E. Gillstrom

Charles Avery

18. Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers May 15, 1915 Roscoe Arbuckle
19. From Italy's Shores May 19, 1915 Otis Turner Unknown
20. Court House Crooks July 5, 1915 Charles Parrott Exists
21. A Submarine Pirate November 14, 1915Charles Avery

Syd Chaplin

22.The New Adventures of Terrance O’RourkeDecember 4, 1915Otis TurnerUnknown

Willie Work

1915

No.TitleRelease DateDirectorArchive Status
1. Willie Runs the Park January 2, 1915 Hal Roach Lost
2. Beyond His Fondest Hopes January 30, 1915
3. Close-Cropped Clippings January 30, 1915
4. Pete, the Pedal Polisher January 30, 1915
5. Just Nuts April 19, 1915Exists
6. The Hungry Actors June 17, 1915Lost

Lonesome Luke

1915

No.TitleRelease DateDirectorArchive Status
1. Spit-Ball Sadie July 31, 1915Hal RoachLost
2. Terribly Stuck Up August 28, 1915
3. A Mixup for Mazie September 6, 1915
4. Some Baby September 20, 1915
5. Fresh from the Farm October 4, 1915
6. Giving Them Fits November 1, 1915Exists
7. Bughouse Bellhops November 8, 1915Lost
8. Tinkering with Trouble November 17, 1915
9. Great While It Lasted November 24, 1915
10. Ragtime Snap Shots December 1, 1915
11. A Foozle at the Tee Party December 8, 1915
12. Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks December 15, 1915
13. Peculiar Patients' Pranks December 22, 1915Exists
14. Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster December 29, 1915Lost

1916

No.TitleRelease DateDirectorArchive Status
15. Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary January 5, 1916Hal RoachLost
16. Luke Lugs Luggage January 10, 1916
17. Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury January 19, 1916
18. Luke, the Candy Cut-Up January 31, 1916Exists
19. Luke Foils the Villain February 16, 1916Lost
20. Luke and the Rural Roughnecks March 1, 1916Exists
21. Luke Pipes the Pippins March 15, 1916Lost
22. Lonesome Luke, Circus King March 29, 1916
23. Luke's Double April 12, 1916Exists
24. Them Was the Happy Days! April 26, 1916Lost
25. Luke and the Bomb Throwers May 8, 1916
26. Luke's Late Lunchers May 22, 1916
27. Luke Laughs Last June 5, 1916
28. Luke's Fatal Flivver June 19, 1916
29. Luke's Society Mixup June 26, 1916
30. Luke's Washful Waiting July 3, 1916
31. Luke Rides Roughshod July 10, 1916
32. Luke, Crystal Gazer July 24, 1916Exists
33. Luke's Lost Lamb August 7, 1916Lost
34. Luke Does the Midway August 21, 1916
35. Luke Joins the Navy September 3, 1916Exists
36. Luke and the Mermaids September 17, 1916Lost
37. Luke's Speedy Club Life October 1, 1916
38. Luke and the Bang-Tails October 15, 1916Exists
39. Luke, the Chauffeur October 29, 1916Lost
40. Luke's Preparedness Preparations November 5, 1916
41. Luke, the Gladiator November 15, 1916
42. Luke, Patient Provider November 19, 1916
43. Luke's Newsie Knockout November 26, 1916
44. Luke's Movie Muddle December 3, 1916Exists
45. Luke, Rank Impersonator December 10, 1916Lost
46. Luke's Fireworks Fizzle December 17, 1916
47. Luke Locates the Loot December 24, 1916Exists
48. Luke's Shattered Sleep December 31, 1916

1917

No.TitleRelease DateDirectorArchive Status
49. Luke's Lost Liberty January 7, 1917Hal RoachLost
50. Luke's Busy Day January 21, 1917
51. Luke's Trolley Troubles February 4, 1917
52. Lonesome Luke, Lawyer February 18, 1917
53. Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire [note 2] February 25, 1917
54. Lonesome Luke's Lively Life March 18, 1917
55. Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley April 15, 1917Exists
56. Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon May 20, 1917Lost
57. Lonesome Luke, Plumber June 17, 1917
58. Stop! Luke! Listen! July 15, 1917
59. Lonesome Luke, Messenger August 5, 1917Exists
60. Lonesome Luke, Mechanic August 19, 1917Lost
61. Lonesome Luke's Wild Women September 2, 1917Exists
62. Lonesome Luke Loses Patients September 16, 1917Lost
63. Birds of a Feather October 7, 1917
64. From Laramie to London October 21, 1917
65. Love, Laughs and Lather November 4, 1917
66. Clubs Are Trump November 18, 1917Exists
67. We Never Sleep December 2, 1917Lost

Glasses character ("The Boy"): one-reel shorts

1917

No.TitleRelease DateDirector(s)Archive Status
1. Over the Fence September 9, 1917Harold Lloyd

J. Farrell Macdonald

Exists
2. Pinched September 23, 1917Harold Lloyd

Gilbert Pratt

3. By the Sad Sea Waves September 30, 1917 Alfred J. Goulding
4. Bliss October 14, 1917
5. Rainbow Island October 28, 1917Gilbert Pratt
6. The Flirt November 11, 1917
7. All Aboard November 25, 1917Alfred J. Goulding
8. Move On December 9, 1917Gilbert Pratt
9. Bashful December 23, 1917Alfred J. Goulding
10. Step Lively [note 3] December 30, 1917

1918

No.TitleRelease DateDirector(s)Archive Status
11. The Tip January 6, 1918Gilbert PrattExists
12. The Big Idea January 20, 1918
13. The Lamb February 3, 1918Gilbert Pratt

Harold Lloyd

Lost
14. Hit Him Again February 17, 1918Gilbert Pratt
15. Beat It February 24, 1918Exists
16. A Gasoline Wedding March 3, 1918Alfred J. Goulding
17. Look Pleasant, Please March 10, 1918
18. Here Come the Girls March 17, 1918 Fred Fishback
19. Let's Go March 24, 1918Alfred J. Goulding
20. On the Jump March 31, 1918
21. Follow the Crowd [note 3] April 7, 1918
22. Pipe the Whiskers April 14, 1918
23. It's a Wild Life April 21, 1918Gilbert Pratt
24. Hey There! April 28, 1918
25. Kicked Out May 5, 1918Alfred J. Goulding
26. The Non-Stop Kid May 12, 1918Gilbert Pratt
27. Two-Gun Gussie May 19, 1918Alfred J. Goulding
28. Fireman Save My Child May 26, 1918
29. The City Slicker June 2, 1918Gilbert Pratt
30. Sic 'Em, Towser June 8, 1918Lost
31. Somewhere in Turkey June 16, 1918Alfred J. GouldingExists
32. Are Crooks Dishonest? June 23, 1918Gilbert Pratt
33. An Ozark Romance July 7, 1918Alfred J. Goulding
34. Kicking the Germ Out of Germany July 21, 1918Lost
35. That's Him August 4, 1918Gilbert PrattExists
36. Bride and Gloom August 18, 1918Alfred J. GouldingLost
37. Two Scrambled September 1, 1918Gilbert Pratt
38. Bees in His Bonnet September 15, 1918
39. Swing Your Partners September 29, 1918Alfred J. GouldingExists
40. Why Pick on Me? October 18, 1918Gilbert Pratt
41. Nothing but Trouble October 27, 1918Alfred J. Goulding
42. Hear 'Em Rave November 10, 1918Gilbert Pratt
43. Take a Chance November 24, 1918Alfred J. Goulding
44. She Loves Me Not December 29, 1918

1919

No.TitleRelease DateDirector(s)Archive Status
45. Wanted – $5,000 January 12, 1919Gilbert PrattLost
46. Going! Going! Gone! [note 4] January 26, 1919Exists
47. Ask Father February 9, 1919Hal Roach
48. On the Fire February 23, 1919Alfred J. Goulding
49. I'm on My Way March 9, 1919
50. Look Out Below March 16, 1919Hal Roach
51. The Dutiful Dub March 23, 1919Alfred J. Goulding
52. Next Aisle Over March 30, 1919
53. A Sammy in Siberia April 6, 1919Hal Roach
54. Just Dropped In April 13, 1919
55. Crack Your Heels April 20, 1919Alfred J. Goulding
56. Ring Up the Curtain April 27, 1919
57. Young Mr. Jazz May 4, 1919Hal Roach
58. Si, Senor May 11, 1919Alfred J. GouldingLost
59. Before Breakfast May 18, 1919Hal RoachExists
60. The Marathon May 25, 1919Alfred J. Goulding
61. Back to the Woods June 1, 1919Hal Roach
62. Pistols for Breakfast June 8, 1919Alfred J. Goulding
63. Swat the Crook June 13, 1919Hal Roach
64. Off the Trolley June 22, 1919Alfred J. Goulding
65. Spring Fever June 29, 1919Hal Roach

Frank Terry

66. Billy Blazes, Esq. July 6, 1919Hal Roach
67. Just Neighbors July 13, 1919Harold Lloyd

Frank Terry

68. At the Old Stage Door July 20, 1919Hal Roach
69. Never Touched Me July 27, 1919Alfred J. Goulding
70. A Jazzed Honeymoon August 3, 1919Hal Roach
71. Count Your Change August 10, 1919Alfred J. Goulding
72. Chop Suey & Co. August 17, 1919
73. Heap Big Chief August 24, 1919
74. Don't Shove August 31, 1919
75. Be My Wife September 7, 1919Hal Roach
76. The Rajah September 14, 1919Lost
77. He Leads, Others Follow September 21, 1919Hal Roach

Vincent Bryan

78. Soft Money September 28, 1919
79. Count the Votes October 5, 1919Hal Roach
80. Pay Your Dues October 12, 1919Hal Roach

Vincent Bryan

Exists
81. His Only Father October 19, 1919Hal 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

No.TitleRelease DateLengthDirectorCharacter TypeLeading Lady
1. Bumping into Broadway November 2, 19192300 ft.Hal RoachPlaywright Bebe Daniels
2. Captain Kidd's Kids November 30, 19192000 ft.Rich Bachelor
3. From Hand to Mouth December 28, 19192200 ft.Alfred J. GouldingPenniless Young Man Mildred Davis

1920

No.TitleRelease DateLengthDirector(s)Character TypeLeading Lady
4. His Royal Slyness February 8, 19202700 ft.Hal RoachBook SalesmanMildred Davis
5. Haunted Spooks March 21, 19202500 ft.Hal Roach

Alfred J. Goulding

Rejected Suitor
6. An Eastern Westerner May 2, 19202000 ft.Hal RoachWealthy New Yorker
7. High and Dizzy July 11, 19202600 ft.Doctor
8. Get Out and Get Under September 12, 19202500 ft.New Car Owner
9. Number, Please? December 26, 19202300 ft.Hal Roach

Fred Newmeyer

Lonely Young Man

1921

No.TitleRelease DateLengthDirector(s)Character TypeLeading Lady
10. Now or Never May 5, 19213600 ft.Hal Roach

Fred Newmeyer

Childhood SweetheartMildred Davis
11. Among Those Present July 3, 19213500 ft.Fred NewmeyerAmbitious Young Man
12. I Do September 11, 19212600 ft.Babysitter
13. Never Weaken October 22, 19212900 ft.Businessman

1923

No.TitleRelease DateLengthDirector(s)Character Type
1. Dogs of War July 1, 19232900ft. Robert F. McGowan Self

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.TitleRelease dateLengthDirector(s)Character nameCharacter typeLeading ladyStory
1 A Sailor-Made Man December 25, 19213846 ft. Fred Newmeyer The BoyRich 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, 19224841 ft.The Boy (Sonny / Harold)Meek Country Boy
Granddaddy
Cowardly country boy gains courage from magic charm, Civil War flashback. Lloyd's favorite film.
3 Dr. Jack November 23, 19224700 ft.Dr. Jackson (Jack)Successful Country DoctorSmall-town country doctor uses common sense to cure patients.
4 Safety Last! April 1, 19236300 ft.Fred Newmeyer
Sam Taylor
Harold LloydIndustrious Go-GetterCountry 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, 19235500 ft.Harold Van PelhamWealthy 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, 19247457 ft.The Poor Boy (Harold Meadows)Shy DreamerShy stutterer writes book on lovemaking, must rescue girl from marrying wrong man. Race sequence at end.
7 Hot Water October 26, 19244899 ft.HubbyHen-Pecked HusbandFamily situation comedy, episodic, live turkey on trolley, madcap car ride, haunted-house finale.
8 The Freshman September 30, 19256883 ft.Harold LambCollege Go-GetterPopularity-conscious student tries to be "Big Man on Campus," finally wins big football game and girl.
9 For Heaven's Sake April 5, 19265356 ft.Sam TaylorThe Updown Boy (J. Harold Mannors)Debonaire MillionaireRich man aids slum mission, must get drunks to wedding on time.
10 The Kid Brother January 17, 19277654 ft. Ted Wilde
J.A. Howe
Lewis Milestone (uncredited)
Harold Lloyd (uncredited)
Harold HickoryBashful Farm BoySon 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" SwiftCarefree 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.TitleRelease dateLengthDirector(s)Character nameCharacter typeLeading ladyStory
1 Welcome Danger October 12, 192910297 ft.
115 minutes
Mal St. Clair
Clyde Bruckman
Harold BledsoeIndustrious Detective Barbara Kent Botanist-turned-sleuth thwarts Chinese hoods in San Francisco. Lloyd's first all-talking feature.
2 Feet First November 8, 19308130 ft.
90 minutes
Clyde BruckmanHarold HorneAmbitious FumblerShoe salesman pretends to be successful businessman. Gags on boat, big-thrill building climb at end. Episodic.
3 Movie Crazy September 23, 19328852 ft.
98 minutes
Harold HallMeek Fumbler Constance Cummings Boy tries to make good in Hollywood.
4 The Cat's-Paw August 7, 19349157 ft.
102 minutes
Sam TaylorEzekiel CobbMissionary turned Reformer Una Merkel
Grace Bradley
Accidentally elected mayor, naive reformer takes brunt of political machine. Oriental setting.
5 The Milky Way March 25, 19368010 ft.
89 minutes
Leo McCarey Burleigh SullivanMilkman 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, 19388550 ft.
93 minutes
Elliott Nugent Prof. Dean LambertFumbling ProfessorPhyllis WelchEgyptologist searches for missing tablets.
7 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
(original release title)
April 4, 19478010 ft.
89 minutes
Preston Sturges Harold DiddlebockClerk turned PromotorFrances RamsdenMan's first drink changes him into live wire, thrill on high building again. Recut by Howard Hughes.
Mad Wednesday
(re-issue title)
October 28, 19506930 ft.
76 minutes

Compilations

No.TitleRelease dateDescription
1 Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy 1962An anthology of comedy sequences, mostly from Safety Last! , The Freshman , Hot Water , Why Worry? , Girl Shy , Professor Beware , Movie Crazy , and Feet First .
2The Funny Side of Life1963Another compilation, produced and edited by Lloyd. Not generally distributed in the United States.

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.

No.TitleRelease dateDirector(s)Stars
1 A Girl, a Guy and a Gob 1941 Richard Wallace Lucille Ball, George Murphy, Edmond O'Brien, and Franklin Pangborn
2 My Favorite Spy 1942 Tay Garnett Kay Kyser, Ellen Drew, Jane Wyman, and Robert Armstrong

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Unconfirmed appearance
  2. From this film onwards until the end of the 'Lonesome Luke' series in December 1917, all releases were two reelers.
  3. 1 2 A print exists, despite being listed as missing in the Lloyd collection.
  4. A French print exists, despite being listed as missing in the Lloyd collection.

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References

  1. D'Agostino Lloyd, Annette (2019). "The State of Lloyd's Films". Harold Lloyd Dot US.

Bibliography