Harold Clayton Lloyd

Happy Birthday Harold Lloyd!

2009-04-21T00:18:05Z

I celebrated Lloyd's birthday on Saturday by going to the town of his birth, Burchard, NE. It's a little more than a 2 hour drive from my home in Omaha.

Burchard is a tiny town of 103 people (it used to be bigger and even have a High School), but they have been doing a wonderful job of keeping up the house he was born in. It used to be rotting away with a tree growing through the front porch, but they've really fixed it up nice. But they also have to pay to keep it mowed, painted, and have the utilities paid, so the money raised by the party went for the upkeep of the house.

Anyway, the party was organized by Nikki McKim and Cohen Phillips, who did a wonderful job. There was cake and hot dogs and then some of Lloyd's shorts were shown after it got dark. The shorts were 'The Non-Stop Kid' (1918), 'Two Gun Gussie' (1918), 'I'm on My Way' (1919), 'Ring Up the Curtain' (1919), and 'Don't Shove' (1919).

A special treat was a group of fourth graders who came 2 1/2 hours to be there. They had learned about Harold Lloyd from a book, 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret', and researched him and watched his movies as a class. They all came to the party in straw hats, horned rimmed glasses, and Harold Lloyd shirts. The shirts had the shot of Lloyd on the front where his hair is standing on end, and the back had their individual picture dressed like him with their hair standing on end. Anyway it was great to see them all excited about Harold Lloyd and his work, especially when my husband's high school students complaign about having to watch 'The Princess Bride' because it's old.

Anyway, a few of the pictures I took can be found here.

Oh, and one of my co-workers called me from home while she was on her lunch to ask if Harold Lloyd was the person I went to the party for. She wanted to let me know she was watching him on TCM right then and was having trouble tearing herself away to come back to work. Cheers!

harold_lloyd @ 2009-04-20T18:07:00

2009-04-20T22:08:50Z

I'm sad to see nobody made a post today D: But anyway..

Happy Birthday Harold! ♥

I did two of the things I planned. I sat around all day and watched his movies and I also made a cake. It's not amazing looking (though my friend Kelsey loves it :U) since my kitchen was very warm and the icing decided it wanted to melt ;_; But I still like it. Here it is:

Enjoy the rest of the (chilly and rainy here in PA ;;) day!

TCM schedule and Harold's birthday..

2009-04-06T01:00:12Z

April 20th

6:00 AM - High and Dizzy
6:30 AM - Never Weaken
7:15 AM - Girl Shy
8:45 AM - For Heaven's Sake
9:45 AM - Feet First
11:30 AM - Movie Crazy
1:15 PM - The Cat's Paw
3:00 PM - The Milky Way
4:30 PM - Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy
6:15 PM - Harold Lloyd's Funny Side of Life

May 9th

6:00 AM - The Cat's Paw

May 24th

12:30 AM - A Sailor-Made Man

June 1st

11:00 AM - The Milky Way

June 10th

4:00 AM - The Sin Of Harold Diddlebock

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Any plans for Harold's Birthday? :D

Aside from getting a small tattoo sometime within the next two weeks, I'm going to make a birthday cake and lounge around all day watching Harold :B

harold_lloyd @ 2009-03-22T09:19:00

2009-03-22T13:21:32Z

Hi guys :D

I just realized this community existed (sort of D:), but I've been a Harold fan for a little over a year now. I thought I would come say hello, and see if anyone is still here.

I have nothing interesting to post at the moment, just saying hello!

This Saturday

2008-03-12T02:04:04Z

TCM - Movie Crazy Mar 15, 09:45PM

Collectors about?

2007-09-21T07:13:54Z

I need to be rid of a few things I have in my collection and was wondering if anyone was interested in an original 1925 Russell Holman novella to The Freshman. I bought it at auction years ago, and its in very good condition, with a little bining wear and page discoloration. It looks pretty much like the photo included. Alas, it does not have the dust jacket.

I'm asking $25, plus shipping, which is less than I paid for it. Any takers are welcomed to email me. I accept paypal (lolasenvy@livejournal.com) or money orders.

Thanks for looking guys!

By the Sad Sea Waves (1917)

2007-09-07T05:59:28Z

Harold Lloyd in The Flirt (1917)

2007-08-17T02:55:40Z

The Milky Way (1936)

2007-07-18T04:14:21Z

July 23rd on TCM

Sunflower Dairy milkman Burleigh Sullivan, a failure in his job, rescues his sister Mae from two drunken boxers one night in front of a nightclub. Using a technique he developed as a child, Burleigh ducks when Spider Schultz swings at him, and Speed McFarland, a middleweight champion who is standing behind Spider, is knocked out.

http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.jsp?startDate=7/23/2007&timezone=CST&cid=N

Why Worry? (1923)

2007-07-15T02:37:42Z

Tonight on TCM 1:00AM Central Time.

Wealthy young hypochondriac Harold Van Pelham visits a South American "island of paradise" and encounters a revolution which he believes is staged for his entertainment. Van Pelham enlists the help of Colosso, a giant bodyguard, when he sees that the revolt is genuine; and together they defend themselves against the revolutionaries.

After quelling the revolution and receiving the ministration of his charming nurse, Van Pelham discovers he has exchanged his imaginary illnesses for a real sweetheart.

Official Site

2007-07-08T00:50:46Z

The official Harold Lloyd site is finally up after several years of being abandoned.

http://www.haroldlloyd.com

TCM Monday, June 25th

2007-06-24T23:21:57Z

6am - Grandma's Boy
7:15am - Movie Crazy

Here's another one.

2007-06-06T20:23:46Z

Icon Size

harold_lloyd @ 2007-06-06T02:59:00

2007-06-06T07:00:03Z

Decided to make a lil gif of harold, just for the heck of it...actually we're talking about him in my film history class right now so it inspired me a little.

harold_lloyd @ 2007-04-22T10:48:00

2007-04-22T14:50:13Z

Two HL showings in a week on TCM. Catch more tonight:

Silent Sunday Night

12am: A Sailor-Made Man
1am: Get Out and Get Under

Birthday

2007-04-20T04:32:59Z

Happy Birthday to HL!

TCM Tribute

6am - An Eastern Westerner
6:30am - Haunted Spooks
7am - Number Please
7:30am - Safety Last
8:45am - The Freshman

Mini Marathon on Tonight

2007-01-28T15:19:52Z

TCM

11:30pm Never Weaken (1921)
12:00am Kid Brother, The (1927)
1:30am Number, Please? (1920)

LA folks!

2006-10-11T09:38:15Z

I just saw the website for the Silent Movie Theater in the Fairfax District and there are two Harold Lloyd films sheduled to show so far.
Number Please and Haunted Spooks!

Check it out!
The Silent Movie Theater.

Harold Lloyd: The Ultimate Romantic

2006-09-05T18:15:15Z

View Poll: Harlold Lloyd

HL Mat

2006-08-22T22:37:40Z

Here is an 8x10 Mat that I made. I am in search of a better portrait though. But for now, this one will do.

TCM

2006-07-16T05:15:52Z

HL night tonight on TCM

12am Bumping Into Broadway
12:30am Eastern Westerner
1am For Heaven's Sake

Tomorrow

2006-06-30T19:45:09Z

The Milky Way! On TCM again Saturday morning 10a.m.

TCM Wednesday

2006-06-18T02:43:18Z

TCM is playing "The Milky Way" Wednesday, June 21, at 2:45a.m.

harold_lloyd @ 2006-06-11T22:11:00

2006-06-12T02:12:14Z

Speedy is tonite's Silent Sunday Night. 12am -- TCM.

TCM

2006-05-02T03:49:20Z

Haunted Spooks

Tomorrow Night

May 02, 11:30PM