Silent Visions: Discovering Early Hollywood and New York Through the Films of Harold Lloyd
John Bengtson, Kevin Brownlow
Highlighting visions of a bygone age preserved in the background of Harold Lloyd's films, this history explores the urban landscapes of Hollywood, Los Angeles, & New York--popular settings for his films--through archival photographs, vintage maps, & scores of then-and-now photographs.
From Coney Island to Catalina Island & from Brooklyn to Beverly Hills, Lloyd's timeless movies reflect visions of early 20th-century America unequalled on the silver screen & exemplified in the historical settings found in such classics as Safety Last!, Girl Shy, The Freshman, & Speedy.
Tracing Lloyd's career from his early work to owning & operating his own studio, this account illuminates Lloyd's mastery of his oeuvre--an actor & film-maker more popular than Keaton, more prolific than Chaplin, & who sold more tickets than any other comedian of his era, as well as a comedic genius whose expert staging & editing have influenced films for decades.
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Year:
2011
Publisher:
Santa Monica Press
Language:
english
Pages:
305
ISBN 10:
1595800573
ISBN 13:
9781595800572
File:
PDF, 249.82 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2011
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