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Smiles & Spectacles - The Harold Lloyd Treasury DVD

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2/5 Misleading Cover
  by Carlos Gonzalez (COCONUT CREEK, FL USA)
I like Harold Lloyd, and this DVD has some very good material. However, the cover shows a scene from Safety Last (where he is hanging from the clock) and that movie is not part of this 5-DVD set.

3/5 Inexpensive way to get films already out on other DVDs.
  by Paul J. Mular (San Carlos, CA USA)
The price is great! But if you already own the two Kino DVDs
The Harold Lloyd Collection, Vol. 1 (Slapstick Symposium)
The Harold Lloyd Collection, Vol. 2 (Slapstick Symposium)
and the three New Line DVDs
The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection Vols. 1-3
(nicely restored I might say), and the Our Gang DVDs with DOGS OF WAR,
The Little Rascals - Bear Shooters / Waldo's Last Stand / Dogs of War!
The Little Rascals 4 Pack DVD Set (Bears Shooters/Waldo's Lst Stand/Dogs of War/The Pooch,/Arbor Day/Derby Day/Little Papa/Dogs is Dogs/Sprucin' Up/Hook and Ladder/Hi Neighbor/Sundown Ltd.)
And the Sin of Harold Diddlebock DVDs:
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Sin of Harold Diddlebock
The Sin of Harold Diddlebook

then there are only three reasons to buy this set:

ALL ABOARD (1917)
A SAMMY IN SIBERIA (1919)
DON'T SHOVE (1919)

The other 20 films have already appeared on DVD, most have been restored.

3/5 harold lloyd
  by RODNEY BROWN (augusta,ga.)
this set is fair;it gives you someone other than chaplin to enjoy/hate.chaplin is still the king of the silent film comedy era.that's not to say lloyd isn't good;he is.it's just that chaplin had a different approach/style that translated better into laughs.

5/5 Harold Lloyd: World-Class Comic and World-Class Athlete
  by Mark R. Garner (New Orleans, LA USA)
Those who are unfamiliar with the prodigious physical talents of Harold Lloyd are heartily advised to buy this low-priced treasure trove of genuinely hilarious slapstick comedy. I won't duplicate the efforts of others who have reviewed this set by listing the contents, I'll just give you my feel on things.

Harold Lloyd's characters are always likable, gentlemanly and physically quite durable. Perhaps he was the prototype for the nerdy guy who gets the girl but almost gets maimed or crippled in the process (actually Harold is probably the only guy who could pull off such a character and not look ridiculous.)

Now, having said that... This anthology is terrific. The selection of films includes many shorts not available on the recently released Harold Lloyd Comedy collections and these films will leave you dumbfounded (How did the man who did all these stunts live make it to old age?!)

Fans of Mr. Lloyd already know that he blew off his right thumb and index finger in a photo-shoot mishap in 1919, which was before his career "took off". I am still amazed at all Harold accomplished with such a handicap. One of the early shorts shows him at odds with a typewriter while another has him playing a piano; later he would use "doubles" for hand scenes. Since Harold wore a flesh-coloured glove afterwards to hide his injury, I had never seen him with two whole hands until purchasing this 5 DVD set.

I bought this set 'new' on Amazon for under $14 so it is an inexpensive introduction to superlative slapstick comedy. I laughed out loud at some of the gags which were likely already old in 1919 but, THEY ARE STILL FUNNY TODAY.

Trust me; I'm not a politician.

4/5 Much more worth buying for those who are not yet the owners of the already released trust version.
  by Kai Hachiya (Japan)
With only a handful of feature films available on both video and DVD in my country(Japan)AI envy US Harold Lloyd(HL) fans who can enjoy the
access to many more of HL films,shorts or long ones.

I recommend this product for below reasons:
This collection,as the other reviewers have already metioned, is reasonably priced and what's more, contains some bonus features that were not presented by the trust's comedy collection.
The image quality is in general good.

I can say this collection is a must for HL fans, however, I can't possibly give 5 stars to this for below reasons:
With the trust's comedy collection already on my shelf, most of the films that this collection features are already available on the one I mentioned at the beginning and only a handful of the features entertained me refreshingly.
While trust's version has commissioned the two noted composers to produce music for each feature, this collection uses the same piano-played music for different shorts and the piano music is not played to fit each scenes so sounds very monotonous.

In conclusion, the existence of the trust's comedy collection makes its competitors at present seem inferior.
However even if you are already the owner of it, this collection as I mentioned is still worth buying for the several features that it exclusively presents.

I wish to finish my review with one request as a HL fan: I'd really love to see a DVD box that includes HL's first talkie WELCOME DANGER and PROFESSOR BEWARE, the last film in the period where Harold worked at the regular intervals: one film every two years(In the 30s).

Smiles & Spectacles - The Harold Lloyd Treasury Summary Harold Lloyd may not be as well-known as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, but he was wildly popular in the 1910s and 1920s and his comedies remain fresh after more than 80 years.

Best known for his irrepressible smile and daredevil stunts, Lloyd combined an appealing down-to-earth persona with an incredibly athletic (and in some cases literally death-defying) physicality.

Here is Harold in 23 films, ranging from his early one-reelers with lovely Bebe Daniels; through the silent shorts opposite his future wife, Mildred Davis; and on to some genuinely worthwhile talkies. No fan of classic comedy should miss out!

Disc One

All Aboard (1917) – Harold plays a stowaway to Bermuda in this rare, very early glasses-character short, the highlight of which is a heart-stopping sequence on a streetcar. 9 mins.

Are Crooks Dishonest? (1918) – Harold plays a con artist who tries to outwit a phony psychic, played by Bebe Daniels (42nd Street), but she turns the tables on him. 13 mins.

The City Slicker (1918) – Harold gets a job at a country inn and tries to modernize it with all sorts of newfangled gizmos and gadgets. 7 mins.

The Non-Stop Kid (1918) – Harold masquerades as Professor M.T. Noodle (get it?) so he can win impress the father of the fair Bebe Daniels. 12 mins.

Two-Gun Gussie (1918) – Harold plays a mild-mannered piano player in a western saloon who is mistaken by the sheriff for a ruthless killer. 10 mins.

A Sammy in Siberia (1919) – Very rare Lloyd short in which Harold plays an American doughboy (called a "Sammy" after Uncle Sam) in Russia who protects a family against some renegade Bolsheviks. 9 mins.

Ask Father (1919) – Bebe Daniels insists Harold ask her father for her hand in marriage, but every time he tries to see him, Harold is thrown out of the father’s office! Contains a pre-Safety Last scene with Harold climbing a building. 13 mins.

Billy Blazes, Esq. (1919) – Another western-themed Lloyd short with Harold riding to the rescue of a town that’s being held at the mercy of a crooked villain. 12 mins.

Bumping into Broadway (1919) – In a theatrical boardinghouse, Harold is a struggling playwright who sacrifices all for a struggling actress (Bebe Daniels). 21 mins.

Don’t Shove (1919) – Harold’s answer to Chaplin’s The Rink, with Lloyd vying for the attention of Bebe Daniels at her birthday party and a skating rink. 10 mins.

Captain Kidd’s Kids (1919) – A groom-to-be (Harold) passes out after his bachelor party and dreams he’s on board a ship and being held hostage – by female pirates! 22 mins.

Disc Two

Just Neighbors (1919) – Madness turns to mayhem when Harold and wife Bebe Daniels try to build a garden shed and get mixed up with laundry and chickens. 9 mins.

From Hand to Mouth (1919) – Harold is a penniless drifter who crosses paths with a wealthy heiress (Mildred Davis, in her first film with Lloyd, who later became her real-life husband). 18 mins.

His Royal Slyness (1920) – Harold’s answer to The Prisoner of Zenda, with Lloyd as an American who travels to an obscure European country to impersonate the Prince. 20 mins.

An Eastern Westerner (1920) – Harold is a city slicker who is sent west to become more macho. Lloyd’s first film after losing half of his right hand when a "prop" bomb exploded. Note the glove, which he’ll use for the rest of his career. 23 mins.

High and Dizzy (1920) – In another foreshadowing of films to come, Harold plays a doctor who gets drunk and winds up on the ledge of a hotel, high above the traffic. 26 mins.

Number, Please? (1920) – At a seaside resort, Harold tries to win back his ex (Mildred Davis) and encounters mean dogs, a mischievous goat, skeptical cops, and a mirror-filled funhouse along the way. 23 mins.

Disc Three

Now or Never (1921) – Mary (Mildred Davis) is babysitting little Dolly (Anna Mae Bilson, who appeared in the very first Our Gang short). After they board a train to go meet Harold, all hell breaks loose, with Harold winding up having to mind the little girl all by himself! 35 mins.

Among Those Present (1921) – Harold is a penniless hat-check attendant who pretends he’s an English nobleman in order to impress a rich girl (Mildred Davis) – who is unimpressed by wealth! 38 mins.

Grandma’s Boy (1922) – Harold’s first feature-length film finds him playing a coward who is afraid to go after the bully that stole his girl, so Grandma gives him a magical charm. 61 mins.

Disc Four

Dogs of War (1923) – A vintage Our Gang short in which the gang disrupts a movie set where Harold Lloyd (played rather convincingly by Harold Lloyd) is filming Why Worry?. 21 mins.

The Milky Way (1936) – Probably Harold’s best sound film, due to the sure-handed direction of Leo McCarey (Duck Soup, The Awful Truth). Harold is a timid milkman who is duped into becoming a prize fighter. Costars Adolphe Menjou and Lionel Stander appeared in A Star is Born the following year. 87 mins.

Disc Five

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) – The combined talents of Harold Lloyd, Preston Sturges – and Howard Hughes – went into this whimsical farce with Lloyd as a down-on-his-luck clerk who becomes inebriated and winds up getting involved with a horse, Margaret Hamilton (The Wizard of Oz), and thirty-seven lions! 85 mins.

BONUS:

Character Studies (1927) – A rare silent curiosity in which Harold Lloyd appears as himself, along with Buster Keaton, Fatty Arbuckle, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, and Jackie Coogan also appearing as themselves. 6 mins.

Total: Approx. 600 mins./10 hrs.

Smiles and Spectacles: A Harold Lloyd... DVD Techincal Details Cast:
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 600 mins
UPC: 025493516098
Binding: DVD
Studio: Passport
Release Date: 2007-02-13
Region Code: 0
Specs: Box set, NTSC

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