Directed by Ted Wilde • 1927 • United States
Starring Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston
Silent-comedy legend Harold Lloyd goes west in this irresistible blend of action, romance, and slapstick invention. The bespectacled everyman is at his inimitable best as Harold Hickory, the gentle son of a prominent lawman who lives in the shadow of his rough-and-tumble brothers. When a traveling medicine show rolls into town, it brings with it excitement, the possibility of love, and a chance for Harold to prove his mettle. Deftly balancing Lloyd’s brilliant sight gags and thrilling set pieces—including an epic, knock-down, drag-out fight aboard an abandoned ship—with one of the actor-filmmaker’s most fully realized, root-for-the-underdog narratives, THE KID BROTHER is a hilarious and heartwarming high-water mark of early screen comedy.
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Speedy
Directed by Ted Wilde • 1928 • United States
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Welcome Danger
Directed by Clyde Bruckman • 1929 • United States
Starring Harold Lloyd, Barbara Kent, Noah YoungHarold Lloyd’s first talkie was originally filmed as a silent feature, only to be largely reshot to capitalize on the nascent sound technology. Here, the ever hapless everyman plays Harold Bledsoe, ...
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Feet First
Directed by Clyde Bruckman • 1930 • United States
The second and most popular talkie starring Harold Lloyd, FEET FIRST has the actor playing an upstart shoe salesman who pretends to be a millionaire tycoon in order to impress a young lady he meets in Honolulu. Directed by Clyde Bruckman, the fil...
