Oral history interview with Harold Lloyd,

Introduction to film; reminiscences of early career: Hal Roach, Mack Sennett; creation of Lonesome Luke, use of horn-rimmed glasses as trademark; discussion of films, "Grandma's Voice," filming of "Safety Last"; conversion to sound, progress in film, making of his first soun...

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Main Author: Lloyd, Harold, 1893-1971 (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ive)
Other Authors: Franklin, Joan (Interviewer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr), Franklin, Robert (Interviewer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr)
Format: Kit
Language:English
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Summary:Introduction to film; reminiscences of early career: Hal Roach, Mack Sennett; creation of Lonesome Luke, use of horn-rimmed glasses as trademark; discussion of films, "Grandma's Voice," filming of "Safety Last"; conversion to sound, progress in film, making of his first sound film, silent film theory; "Mad Wednesday," and Preston Sturges. Audio is comprised of the interview and the narrator's excerpts from the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company's radio program series "Memoirs of the Movies"
Item Description:Interviewed by Joan and Robert Franklin
Physical Description:1 reel
8 reels
76 pages
Related Items:Forms part of: Popular arts project
Access:Access: Open
Finding Aid:Name index available